Overview
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.
Cast
Olivia Colman
4 episodes
Giles Alderson
4 episodes
Verity Marshall
4 episodes
Alison Steadman
3 episodes
Daniel Mays
2 episodes
Matthew McNulty
2 episodes
Lily Loveless
2 episodes
Adrian Scarborough
2 episodes
Claire Foy
2 episodes
MyAnna Buring
1 episodes
Adam Byron
1 episodes
Rosalind March
1 episodes
Jo Stone-Fewings
1 episodes
Tom Turner
1 episodes
Jonathan Bullock
1 episodes
Brian Cox
1 episodes
Amy Morgan
1 episodes
James Norton
1 episodes
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
1 episodes
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
1 episodes
Gerard Kearns
1 episodes
Harry Miller
1 episodes
Tuppence Middleton
1 episodes
Romola Garai
1 episodes
Giles Anderson
1 episodes
Media
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