Dunkirk - Season 1 Episode 1
The Allies in northern France are in retreat, but the Navy only expects to be able to pick up a few soldiers and Churchill is under pressure to make peace in order to save the rest. Alf Tombs's unit helps hold open a corridor to aid the retreat, successfully allowing thousands to escape over 48 hours; on the beaches Captain Tennant makes use of a flimsy pier to speed the evacuation. As the weather changes the pier and the beaches are bombed heavily.
- genus: Documentary, Drama
- Studio: BBC One
- keyword: world war ii, evacuation, miniseries, battle, docudrama, dunkirk
- cast: Phil Cornwell, Simon Russell Beale, Timothy Dalton, Ricci Harnett, Benedict Cumberbatch
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