The Great War: The People's Story
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
Narrator
4 episodes
Giles Alderson
Arthur Burke
4 episodes
Verity Marshall
Ms. Harrold
4 episodes
Alison Steadman
Hallie Eustace Miles
3 episodes
Daniel Mays
Reg Evans
2 episodes
Matthew McNulty
Alan Lloyd
2 episodes
Lily Loveless
Dorothy Lloyd
2 episodes
Adrian Scarborough
Winston Churchill
2 episodes
Claire Foy
Helen Bentwich
2 episodes
MyAnna Buring
Dorothy Lawrence
1 episode
Adam Byron
James Butlin
1 episode
Rosalind March
Frances Evans
1 episode
Jo Stone-Fewings
Harold Gillies
1 episode
Tom Turner
John Collins
1 episode
Jonathan Bullock
Jack Sweeney
1 episode
Brian Cox
Rev. Andrew Clark
1 episode
Amy Morgan
Emily Chitticks
1 episode
James Norton
Will Martin
1 episode
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Duff Cooper
1 episode
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Arthur Roberts
1 episode
Gerard Kearns
Ted Poole
1 episode
Harry Miller
Thomas Poole
1 episode
Tuppence Middleton
Diana Manners
1 episode
Romola Garai
Kate Perry Frye
1 episode
Crew
- Executive Producers
- Ollie Tait
- Music
- Edmund Jolliffe
Seasons
Miniseries
2014 · 4 eps
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