British WWII Productions
British productions of WWII era dramas in no particular order.
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- StarsCiarán HindsMichael NevinHattie MorahanIn 1943, the Coyne family and their neighbours struggle to maintain a normal life after a US Army Air Force base is set up in the middle of their rural parish.
- DirectorSaul DibbStarsMichelle WilliamsKristin Scott ThomasMargot RobbieDuring the early years of German occupation of France in World War II, romance blooms between Lucile Angellier (Michelle Williams), a French villager, and Lieutenant Bruno von Falk (Matthias Schoenaerts), a German soldier.
- CreatorRoland MooreStarsBecci GemmellSusan CooksonMark BentonFollow the lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army who are working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
- DirectorEdward HallStarsMichelle DockeryMichael Peter WillisCharlotte RamplingA young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsFionn WhiteheadBarry KeoghanMark RylanceAllied soldiers from Belgium, the British Commonwealth and Empire, and France are surrounded by the German Army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.British, French, etc. Directed by Brit C. Nolan
- CreatorRussell LewisStarsJohn ThawCheryl CampbellStephen HoyleThe story of the German occupation of France during World War II told through the eyes and experiences of a humble and extraordinary priest.British production set in France.
- DirectorKoldo SerraStarsJames D'ArcyMaría ValverdeJack DavenportThe fates of Henry - a cynical American correspondent who has lost his soul - and Teresa, one of the Republic's censors and in charge of overseeing the news that journalists can send abroad, cross in Gernika.Many British actors. Set in Spain.
- CreatorSimon BlockStarsClare CalbraithBrian FletcherSamantha BondA drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community during World War II.This ITV drama was cancelled, but Simon Block wrote a book to continue the story due to disappointed fans wishing for resolution after a cliffhanger. Worth watching and reading.
- StarsSaskia ReevesOwen TealeJulia FordDuring the Second World War, a quiet channel island community is thrown into turmoil by the invasion forces of Nazi Germany.
- CreatorCharlotte JonesStarsAnnabelle ApsionMark BentonJamie BlackleyThe story of a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the center of London society and a world at war.
- StarsDominic CooperLara PulverSamuel WestLook at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.Fictionalized account of Ian Fleming's life, the man who wrote James Bond.
- CreatorAnthony HorowitzStarsMichael KitchenHoneysuckle WeeksAnthony HowellAs WWII rages, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front; investigating crime on the south coast of England. Later series, see the retired detective working as an MI5 agent in the aftermath of the war.
- StarsDamian LewisSophia MylesTom HardyWhile WWII Allied officer Jack Rose is held prisoner in Germany's notorious Colditz Castle, he recruits a band of fellow escape artists in the ultimate break-out only to discover that the greatest betrayal awaits him on safe ground.
- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsBenedict CumberbatchKeira KnightleyMatthew GoodeDuring World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
- DirectorClare BeavanNic StaceyStarsEd StoppardHenry GoodmanPaul McGannThe highs and lows of Alan Turing's life, tracking his extraordinary accomplishments, his government persecution through to his tragic death in 1954. In the last 18 months of his short life, Turing visited a psychiatrist, Dr. Franz Greenbaum, who tried to help him. Each therapy session in this drama documentary is based on real events. The conversations between Turing and Greenbaum explore the pivotal moments in his controversial life and examine the pressures that may have contributed to his early death. The film also includes the testimony of people who actually knew and remember Turing. Plus, this film features interviews with contemporary experts from the world of technology and high science including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. These contributors bring Turing's exciting impact up to the present day, explaining why, in many ways, modern technology has only just begun to explore the potential of Turing's ideas.Another Alan Turing production.
- StarsHugh BonnevilleStephen DillaneLesley ManvilleMini-series adapted from a series of novels that's set at the estate of a large privileged Sussex family and follows their life in London between the years 1937 and 1947.
- StarsJim SturgessLucy WardCharlotte RileyA British intelligence officer has to ensure that a captured German scientist helps the British develop jet aircraft.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyJames McAvoyBrenda BlethynThirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
- DirectorAnthony MinghellaStarsRalph FiennesJuliette BinocheWillem DafoeAt the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
- DirectorLone ScherfigStarsGemma ArtertonSam ClaflinBill NighyA former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.
- DirectorGeoffrey SaxStarsPatrick KennedyTamzin MerchantEmerald FennellSet during the London Blitz of 1940, this is a world where people live life in the moment. It is also a world where criminals can use the blackout and devastation to hide their darkest activities.
- StarsScott GrimesDamian LewisRon LivingstonThe story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord to V-J Day.Although technically a US production, this includes many young British actors which are now very popular: Damian Lewis, Michael Fassbender, Marc Warren, Tom Hardy, Simon Pegg, Dominic Cooper, James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Luke Roberts, etc. A must-watch for fans of British productions.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsGary OldmanLily JamesKristin Scott ThomasIn May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.Gary Oldman plays Chruchill.
- DirectorRichard LoncraineStarsAlbert FinneyVanessa RedgraveJim BroadbentWinston Churchill's wilderness years prior to World War II, when only he could see the threat that Adolf Hitler and a rearmed Germany posed to Europe.Chruchill
- DirectorThaddeus O'SullivanStarsBrendan GleesonClive MantleAdrian ScarboroughContinuing the storyline of The Gathering Storm (2002), Churchill at War is a look at the former British prime minister's life and career at the end of WWII.Churchill