The Great War: The People's Story (2014)
Through original diaries, letters, and memoirs, this unforgettable documentary tells how the lives of regular British men and women were transformed by the Great War.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Episode 12014-08-10 · 1h 0mAs war breaks out, the journey of Reg Evans, a cockney lad and one of the first to volunteer to fight, is told told through moving letters to his anxious mother at home. The letter
- 2 2. Episode 22014-08-17 · 1h 0mThe real-life stories of Reg Evans, shot in the face in the trenches, as he undergoes pioneering plastic surgery – and of Alan Lloyd, who has swapped life with his new wife and ba
- 3 3. Episode 32014-08-24 · 1h 0mThe focus shifts to a changing Britain, and the lives of those left behind at home. Helen Bentwich, a clever young woman who chafed against the restrictions placed on her sex – an
- 4 4. Episode 42014-08-31 · 1h 0mIn 1917, the war is in its darkest phase. Everyone knows victory can only come at a long, slow, and painful cost. So many lives have been lost that now men previously exempted fr
Cast
Olivia ColmanNarrator
Giles AldersonArthur Burke
Verity MarshallMs. HarroldImages
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