The Great War: The People's Story
The Great War: The People's Story
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The Great War: The People's Story

6.6 / 10
2014
1 season
4 episodes
DocumentaryDrama

Through original diaries, letters, and memoirs, this unforgettable documentary tells how the lives of regular British men and women were transformed by the Great War.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    5.0
    10-08-201460m

    As war breaks out, the journey of Reg Evans, a cockney lad and one of the first to volunteer to fight, is told told through moving letters to his anxious mother at home. The letter...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    5.0
    17-08-201460m

    The real-life stories of Reg Evans, shot in the face in the trenches, as he undergoes pioneering plastic surgery – and of Alan Lloyd, who has swapped life with his new wife and ba...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    5.0
    24-08-201460m

    The focus shifts to a changing Britain, and the lives of those left behind at home. Helen Bentwich, a clever young woman who chafed against the restrictions placed on her sex – an...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    5.0
    31-08-201460m

    In 1917, the war is in its darkest phase. Everyone knows victory can only come at a long, slow, and painful cost. So many lives have been lost that now men previously exempted fr...

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