Introduction

This incredible series is more than the epic story of war production – it is the untold secret story of World War II. No matter how many soldiers or how clever the generals or how daring the strategy, a war cannot be won if there are not enough bullets and steel and planes and food and tanks.

Outline

A series that change your understanding of World War Two. Amazingly, this is a story that has never before been told on TV. It is story of war production … the REAL story of how the war was won and lost. No matter how many soldiers you have, or how clever your generals, or how daring your strategy, you will not win a war, if you do not have enough bullets and steel and planes and food and tanks. This was a war of the factories. This incredible series is more than the epic story of war production … it is the untold secret story of World War Two.

War Factories Series

• Series 01 (2019):
  • Episode 01: German Aviation.
  • Episode 02: Krupp.
  • Episode 03: Vickers.
  • Episode 04: General Motors.
  • Episode 05: US Aviation.
  • Episode 06: Occupied Territories.
  • Episode 07: US Ships.
  • Episode 08: Russia.

• Series 02 (2020):
  • Episode 01: Battle for Black Gold.
  • Episode 02: Fiat and the Fascists.
  • Episode 03: The People’s Car.
  • Episode 04: Apocalypse Factories.
  • Episode 05: The Kamikaze Bullet.
  • Episode 06: Dambuster Factory.
  • Episode 07: Colt & Kalashnikov.
  • Episode 08: The First Giants.

• Series 03 (2022):
  • Episode 01: Roll-Royce.
  • Episode 02: Enterprise: The Rise of the Aircraft Carrier.
  • Episode 03: Skoda.
  • Episode 04: Porsche.
  • Episode 05: Opel.
  • Episode 06: The Story of the Machine Gun.
  • Episode 07: Airs 01 July 2022.
  • Episode 08: Airs 08 July 2022.

Production & Filming Details

• Narrator(s):
  • Jason Forbes (Series 01).
  • John Heffernan (Series 02 and 03).
• Director(s):
  • Laurence Durkin.
  • Mike Ibeji.
• Producer(s):
  • Mike Ibeji.
• Writer(s):
  • Steven Green … executive producer (17 episodes, 2019-2022).
  • Daniel Thomas … executive producer / executive producer: for UK TV / executive producer: for UKTV (17 episodes, 2019-2022).
  • Gerald Casey … executive producer: for UKTV / executive producer: for oUK ATV (2 episodes, 2020-2022).
  • Mike Ibeji … producer / series produced by (2 episodes, 2020-2022).
  • Martin Durkin … executive producer (1 episode, 2020).
  • Danae Lebesopoulou … assistant producer (1 episode, 2020).
  • Eliya Arman … executive producer (1 episode, 2022).
  • Jo Marshall … archive producer (1 episode, 2022).
• Music:
• Cinematography:
  • Jack Burton (8 episodes, 2020).
• Editor(s):
  • Quinton Smith … (2 episodes, 2019-2020).
  • David Nugent … (1 episode, 2019).
  • Rosie O’Shea … (1 episode, 2022).
  • Stephen Parry … (1 episode, 2022).
• Production:
  • Wag Entertainment.
• Distributor(s):
  • Yesterday.
  • UKTV.
• Release Date:
  • Series 01: 17 July 2019 to 04 September 2019.
  • Series 02: 05 August 2020 to 23 September 2020.
  • Series 03: 20 May 2022 to 08 July 2022.
• Running Time: 60 minutes (with adverts).
• Rating: Unknown.
• Country: UK.
• Language: English.

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