37 Days

Name: 37 Days
Released: 2014-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ian McDiarmid, Nicholas Farrell, Tim Pigott-Smith

TV Show · Drama · History

Covers the events leading up to the First World War. Includes details of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, as well as the declaration of war by the United Kingdom on Germany.

2014 · 58m

Starring Ian McDiarmid, Nicholas Farrell, Tim Pigott-Smith

Director Justin Hardy

EPISODE 1

One Month in Summer

The British Foreign Office, led by Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey, receives news of an assassination in the Balkans. In Berlin, the Kaiser thinks he can exploit it to his own advantage.

53m
EPISODE 2

One Week in July

War in Europe is becoming a real possibility. Under pressure from the Cabinet, the British foreign secretary unravels a tangled web of intrigue between Austria, Germany, Russia and France.

53m
EPISODE 3

One Long Weekend

Sir Edward Grey seems unsure of whether to keep Britain out of the conflict. Desperate negotiations, resignations and a battle of wills in the Cabinet reach a crescendo with Germany's ultimatum to Belgium.

52m