A jury of comedians, actors, writers, journalists and critics battle it out under the watchful gaze of judge Sally Phillips, as they attempt to agree on who is the country's greatest comedy characters.

In commemoration of the war efforts and the lives lost in the battle for freedom, this compelling documentary celebrates the approaching 75th Anniversary of freedom and peace in Europe. Archive footage from World War II is almost exclusively black and white, however, this film, with its full - colour archive, sits alongside newly recorded interviews with some of the dwindling numbers of those who lived through this momentous day.

Through exclusive interviews and a wealth of rarely seen footage, this film reveals the previously untold story of how four young men from Liverpool transformed the world for ever.