Finest Hour

The Battle of France (1x1)

Fecha de emisión: Nov 24, 1999

In 1940 Britain stood alone as Hitler's armies swept across Europe. Against the backdrop of high political drama, ordinary people - soldiers, pilots, firemen, nurses and secretaries - relive those critical months. The first of four programmes sees how, within days of becoming prime minister, Winston Churchill faced Dunkirk and the real possibility of defeat.