My Grandparents' War

Both sets of Helena Bonham Carter’s grandparents, one in France, one in England, weren’t conventional war heroes. They didn’t fight in any battles but did save countless lives.

Actor and peace campaigner, Mark Rylance explores the extraordinary World War Two story of his grandfather, Osmond Skinner, who spent almost four years as a Japanese Prisoner of War.

Kristin Scott Thomas uncovers how her grandfather saved thousands at Dunkirk and fought in the Navy’s most devastating battles.

Carey Mulligan’s grandfather Denzil Booth, a teenager from the Welsh Valleys, travelled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese in the final months of the war.