My Grandparents' War
In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps of their grandparents during World War Two. We follow the moving, personal stories of Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carey Mulligan as they travel to historic locations, from the beaches of Dunkirk to prisoner of war camps in Asia, to learn about the war their grandparents experienced. All of the actors have unanswered questions about the scars war left on their grandparents, and in each episode one of the actors explore how six years changed the lives of their family and the world forever while learning about the life and death decisions that their grandparents faced.
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10 unique people credited
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Caroline Catz
as Self - Additional Narration
Carey Mulligan
as Self - Presenter
Helena Bonham Carter
as Self - Presenter
Kristin Scott Thomas
as Self - Presenter
Mark Rylance
as Self - Presenter
Kit Harington
as Self - Presenter
Nano Mulligan
as Self - Carey Mulligan's Mother
Jay Rees
as Self - Ph.D Student, University College of Swansea
Phil Weir
as Self - British Naval Historian
Roy Hawkes
as Self - WWII British Dive Bomber Pilot
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