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Inspired by Julie Summers’ book Jambusters, this much-loved drama series about the life of Women’s Institute members on the Home Front in rural Cheshire during World War II aired for two seasons from 2015-2016.ĭownton Abbey star Samantha Bond plays WI leader Frances, alongside Frances Grey ( Messiah), Rachel Hurd-Wood ( Peter Pan) and Claire Rushbrook ( My Mad Fat Diary). The Halcyon available to watch on Amazon Prime Video. “It clearly ticks a lot of boxes on the Downton Abbey replacement checklist.” – Sunday Express The ensemble cast includes Steven Mackintosh ( Luther), Olivia Williams ( The Sixth Sense), Kara Tointon ( Mr Selfridge), Alex Jennings ( The Queen) and Matt Ryan ( Arrow). ITV’s short-lived 2017 drama series was set in a bustling and glamorous five star hotel at the centre of London society during the Second World War.
“…you can revel in the twists and turns of well-researched scripts – and acting that is entirely convincing.” – The Telegraphįoyle’s War is available on DVD on Amazon. Michael Kitchen ( GoldenEye) stars as Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle. The first six seasons are set during World War II in Hastings, England. Cooper and Pulver are magnetic as they do just that.” – The Hollywood Reporterįleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond is available on DVD on Amazon.Ĭreated by Midsomer Murders writer Anthony Horowitz, ITV’s long-running crime drama series ran for eight seasons between 20. A miniseries that’s more intellectual in its approach than most Bond films needed two characters to take the words and escalate the drama. “What fuels Fleming are the riveting performances by Cooper and Pulver, who manage to take as much passion and pulp as possible and run with it. This fictionalised four-part account of James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s military career, romances and espionage for the Royal Navy is set in 1938-1952 and was broadcast on Sky in 2014.ĭominic Cooper ( Mamma Mia!) stars as Ian Fleming, with Lara Pulver ( Sherlock) as love interest Ann O’Neill. The Diary of Anne Frank is available on DVD on Amazon. Ellie Kendrick is brilliant in the title role.” – The Telegraph
“Deborah Moggach’s five-part adaptation … focuses not on the fear but on the practicalities and confusions Frank was presented with by her new hermit-like existence. “You had to keep your eye on Colditz or it threatened to get up and run off without you, but careful study was rewarded.” – The GuardianīBC One’s five-part adaptation of Anne Frank’s famous wartime diaries aired in 2009.Įllie Kendrick played Anne Frank, with Iain Glen ( Downton Abbey) as Otto Frank, Tamsin Greig ( Episodes) as Edith Frank and Felicity Jones ( Star Wars) as Margot Frank. Homeland actor Damian Lewis and a young Tom Hardy ( Dunkirk) are joined by Sophia Myles ( Spooks) and Laurence Fox ( Lewis). Telling the stories of a number of prisoners of war and their attempts to escape Colditz in Saxony, one of the most noted German Army prisoner-of-war camps in World War II, ITV’s two-part drama aired in 2005 and is written by The Crown creator Peter Morgan. “It’s bold, and beautiful, haunting, clever and original. The small-screen maestro’s latest has all his hallmarks: stunning locations, strange dialogue and, of course, jazz.” – The GuardianĬlose to the Enemy is available on DVD on Amazon. Jim Sturgess ( Cloud Atlas) is joined by Freddie Highmore ( Bates Motel), Charlotte Riley ( Peaky Blinders), Alfred Molina ( Feud), Lindsay Duncan ( Rome) and Robert Glenister ( Hustle). Written and directed by the acclaimed Stephen Poliakoff, this seven-part mini-series was broadcast on BBC Two in 2016.Īs World War II ends, Captain Callum Ferguson is assigned one final task for the Army: to ensure that a captured German scientist, Dieter, helps the British to develop the jet engine. The Cazalets is available on DVD on Amazon. But what is best and most unusual about the series is how its escapist frivolity slowly turns darker with the approach of war.” – The New York Times “With its escape into a plummy historical world, The Cazalets is the sort of family saga American audiences have loved since Upstairs, Downstairs. The Cazalets stars Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey) and Anna Chancellor ( The Crown).
World War II took place from September 1939 until September 1945 and all these dramas, listed here in alphabetical order, are set during that period.īased on Elizabeth Jane Howard’s novels The Light Years and Marking Time, BBC One’s six-part drama from 2001 is the moving story of a large privileged family in London and on their estate in Sussex between the years of 19. To celebrate, we’ve picked out some of TV’s best period drama series set during the conflict. Last year marked the 75th anniversary of the Second World War ending.