Season 1

The Great Escaper tells the true story of Bernard Jordan, who made global headlines in the summer of 2014. He had staged a “great escape” from his care home to join fellow war veterans on a beach in Normandy, commemorating their fallen comrades at the D-Day Landings 70th anniversary. Starring Michael Caine and the late, two-time Oscar® winner Glenda Jackson. From MASTERPIECE.