Introduction

Four celebrated actors explore their grandparents’ extraordinary wartime stories

Outline

Actor Carey Mulligan explores how her grandfather travelled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea.

My Grandparents’ War Series

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Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Leo Nurley, Francis Hanly, and Laura Nash.
• Producer(s): Tom Anstiss, Leo Burley, Paul Hamann, Tim Jordan, Alex Bingham, Rebecca Fairbank, Francis Hanly, Laura Nash, and Rajveer Sihota.
• Music: Nainita Desai.
• Cinematography: Mike Robinson, Lorian Reed-Drake, and Steve Robinosn.
• Editor(s): Guy Crossman, Fredrik Limi, Gordon Mason, and Sally Yeadon.
• Production: Wild Pictures, Taphae Productions (in association with), and Channel 4 (for).
• Distributor(s): Channel 4.
• Release Date: 27 November 2019.
• Running Time: 47 minutes.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.