Benedict Cumberbatch co-stars in this gripping docudrama about the events at Dunkirk, as told from the perspective of the decision makers and the soldiers on the ground.
EPISODE 1
Retreat
The Allies are in retreat, but the Navy can only pick up a few soldiers and Churchill is advised to make peace to save the rest.
EPISODE 2
Evacuation
To evacuate the thousands at Dunkirk, the Admiralty requisitions small boats, while the Navy races to lift as many as it can.
EPISODE 3
Deliverance
The town is under siege, with tens of thousands still waiting to be evacuated and daylight sailing suspended.
Simon Russell Beale
Clive Brunt
Phil Cornwell
Nicholas Jones
Benedict Cumberbatch
Kevin McNally
Adrian Rawlins
Richard Bremmer
Michael Legge
Rick Warden
Timothy Dalton