Great cast, many familiar faces from foyles war, downton abbey and inspector lewis. Season 1, episode 1 invasion and occupation october 1, 2014. Residents recall the german occupation of the channel islands during world war ii, including the murder of jewish citizens. A riveting view of the german invasion and occupation of the channel islands, the only part of the british isles that fe. Cassies refuses to sell to the german soldiers until lt. The series focuses on three different classes of family on a fictional island named st. A good rendition of some rarely shared facts about the invasion of the british channel islands during ww 2. From 1942 until her arrest in 1944, gould sheltered an escaped soviet slave worker known as feodor. With alfred burke, bernard horsfall, antonia pemberton, simon cadell. He ordered additional men to the islands and, having decided the defences were inadequate, lacking tanks and coastal artillery, he instructed the organisation todt ot to undertake the building of 200250 strongpoints in each. Several years ago, i read a book about wwii on the channel islands. Where can you watch episodes of island at war season 2.
Watch nazi megastructures streaming online hulu free trial. There is no agreed and settled history of the german occupation of the channel islands and the subject still arouses a great deal of passion and indeed anger. The channel islands at war cast and characters tv guide. Island at war is an excellent fictional account of what everyday life and love was like on the channel islands during the german occupation which lasted throughout most of world war 2. Ultimately, both sides find they are compromised as much by the actions of their compatriots as they are by the enemy that is always at the door. Tv drama reopens war wounds in jersey the independent. John nettles returns to the channel islands where he made his name as tvs bergerac and meets locals who lived through the nazi occupation in wwii. Gregory is the fictional town for this british television drama, based upon historic events that took place in the channel islands, which are part of the british commonwealth, but closer to france than england. Screened in the summer and situated on the fictitious channel island of st gregory, the.
John nettles returns to the channel islands where he made his name as tvs bergerac and meets locals who lived. With saskia reeves, owen teale, julia ford, clare holman. The first episode of the channel islands at war was broadcast in november, 2019. A harrowing, sprawling miniseries produced by masterpiece theatre, island at. Gregory serves as a standin for the reallife islands guernsey and jersey, and the story is compiled. On 2 june 1941 adolf hitler asked for maps of the channel islands. Hitlers army invaded the channel islands in june 1940 and held its residents hostage for five years. I binged on the whole first season and cant wait for the second season.
Island at war is a british television series that tells the story of the german occupation of the channel islands. Im merely observing an alien species much as one goes to the zoo. In this series, the shock and awe tactics of the blitzkrieg, the unparalleled fortifications on the channel islands and the fuhrers megasub a silent killing machine that had the potential to win the war for the nazis are all explored. A story of secret romance and betrayal, island at war, has been billed as itvs big gun in the battle of the summer schedules. During the second world war, a quiet channel island community is thrown into turmoil by the invasion forces of nazi germany. Island at war turns a littleknown bit of history into an extraordinarily rich miniseries. This is island at war d2 ep5 by peter lydon on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. He is interviewed by his granddaughter, louise morgan. John nettles talk in germany about the german occupation of the british channel islands during wwii duration. The bailiwick of jersey and bailiwick of guernsey are two british crown dependencies in the english channel, near the coast of normandy. A harrowing, sprawling miniseries produced by masterpiece theatre, island at war chronicles three families the upperclass dorrs, the middleclass mays and the workingclass jonases as they endure five years under nazi rule on st. Island at war dvd, 2008, 3disc set for sale online ebay. John nettles finds out about the desperate last year of world war ii and the reliance on red cross parcels.
In this dvd john nettles, as a trained historian, describes the situation of a people, to some degree abandoned by the british government, under occupation by. One can count on the usual amount of military action, but this miniseries probes deeply into the lives of the british subjects functioning under german rule. The legacy with john nettles 1 episode 2018 the channel islands at war 3 episodes 20102010 100 best shows on tv. In world war ii, the channel islands were taken over by the nazis and the people whod lived on the island before then were pretty much left to their own devices.
Unexpected revelations about food and money wheeler large print. Watch island at war online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the channel islands at war with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Traveling to the british channel islands, nettles recounts the. The channel islands at war is a tv show on british national television from yesterday with an average rating of 3.
Island at war was filmed on the isle of man in 2003. Louisa eva gould 18911945 was a british shopkeeper and a member of the british resistance movement in the channel islands during world war ii. Unusual successes trailer june continues to sing for the germans at the 5050 club, causing a local man to accuse her of sleeping with the enemy. War, love, passion, romance, comedy,action,thriller please follow us for more latest video. Series 1 episode 2 channel islanders reveal the hardships of life in their germanoccupied homeland during world.
Island at war, a british wwii drama on netflix netflix tv shows. Island at war, a british wwii drama on netflix netflix. The video is excellent but when the title said complete i was under the impression that it would include series 2 also. A history of the great wars of eve online complete. They didnt have military protection because it wasnt a priority to send forces to protect one island. Residents recall the german occupation of the channel. The channel islands were the only part of the united kingdom to be occupied by the forces of the third reich during world war ii. The shows setting is during world war ii during the acquisition of the channel islands. Watch masterpiece theatre season 34, episode 8 island at war 1. A compelling drama series about life in the british channel islands under german occupation during world war ii. Watch the channel islands at war episodes online season 1. Gregory island, a fictionalized location representing the channel islands. Local campaigners are celebrating granada tvs decision not to make a second series of the controversial tv drama. Island at war is a british television series regarding invasion of nazi germany into the channel islands.
See more ideas about channel islands, war and world war two. Watch island at war season 1, episode 2 island at war 2. During the second world war, the inhabitants of guernsey, one of the channel islands, try to. The german occupation of the channel islands lasted for most of the second world war, from 30 june 1940 until their liberation on 9 may 1945. About the dvd the channel islands at war the dvd pal written and presented by john nettles the three part documentary about the only british soil to be occupied by the nazis in wwii. Series 1 episode 3 tales from the formerly nazioccupied isles. Chausey forms part of the channel islands from a geographical point of view, but, because it is under french jurisdiction, it is almost never. John nettles tells the story of the channel islands at war. During world war ii, the nazi forces occupied the channel islands, located between france and england. Watch masterpiece theatre season 34, episode 9 island at war 2. Island at war exceeds expectations and, despite a topic that has been turned into tv. We have 9 episodes of the channel islands at war in our archive.
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