My Grandparents' War
The life and death decisions grandparents of famous British people faced during the Second World War.
- 2019-2022
- 2 seasons
- PBS
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
The life and death decisions grandparents of famous British people faced during the Second World War.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
Helena Bonham Carter
Sun, Apr 4, 2021 47 mins
Helena Bonham Carter goes in search of the truth behind her relatives' involvement in World War II. Both sets of her grandparents, one pair in France the other in England, were unconventional war heroes.
Episode 2
Mark Rylance
Sun, Apr 11, 2021 47 mins
Mark follows his grandfather's POW story, talks to the people whose families were also sent to the Japanese interment camps in Hong Kong and learns about the horrific devastation caused by the fire and atom bombs dropped on Japan.
Episode 3
Kristen Scott Thomas
Sun, Apr 18, 2021 46 mins
Actress Kristin Scott Thomas explores the career of her grandfather Lt Cdr William Scott Thomas, a Royal Navy captain who played a big role in some of the key missions of WWII including the Dunkirk evacuation, the Arctic convoys and D-Day.
Episode 4
Carey Mulligan
Sun, Apr 25, 2021 46 mins
Carey Mulligan travels to Japan to discover how her grandfather survived a Kamikaze attack and witnessed devastation in Tokyo.