Name: My Grandparents' War
Uploaded: 2024-07-01T17:00:16.000Z
Description: Marking 80 years since the start of World War Two, this series sees Hollywood actors undertake a journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps of their grandparents during the conflict.

Marking 80 years since the start of World War Two, this series sees Hollywood actors undertake a journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps of their grandparents during the conflict.

Total Content Digital - Combat War

Actor and peace campaigner Mark Rylance explores the World War II story of his grandfather Osmond Skinner, who spent almost four years as a Japanese prisoner of war.

Mark Rylance

Kristin Scott Thomas uncovers the story of how her grandfather William saved thousands at Dunkirk while serving as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy throughout World War II.

Kristin Scott Thomas

Carey Mulligan learns how her grandfather fought the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea.

Carey Mulligan

Helena Bonham Carter explores the story of her grandmother, an air warden and politician, and her grandfather, a diplomat who helped Jewish people escape the Holocaust as the Nazis invaded France.

My Grandparents' War

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