The Week We Went to War Episode #1.4 (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, War

The Week We Went to War

Episode #1.4 (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, War

The heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also this show interviews witnesses of the worst civilian tragedy on the Home Front - the Bethnal Green Tube ...See moreThe heroes of the Home Front are celebrated to commemorate the week, 70 years ago, that Britain went to war with Nazi Germany. Also this show interviews witnesses of the worst civilian tragedy on the Home Front - the Bethnal Green Tube Disaster, in which 173 people were crushed to death in a crowd fleeing an air raid that never happened. Plus, two couples prove that that the pen really is mightier than the sword by revealing their love letters to each other throughout the war. Written by Mark Smith See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Katherine Jenkins Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Minamata (2020)
Michael Aspel Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The War Game (1966)
Tony Livesey Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	Candy Cabs (2011)
Tim Wonnacott Self - Antiques Expert Self - Antiques Expert See fewer	The Great Antiques Hunt (1994)
Tony Benn Self Self See fewer	Folk Britannia (2006)
Lionel Blair Self Self See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Lionel Blue Self (as Rabbi Lionel Blue) Self (as Rabbi Lionel Blue) See fewer	Days of Awe (2012)
Nigel Hunt Self - Psychologist (as Dr. Nigel Hunt) Self - Psychologist (as Dr. Nigel Hunt) See fewer	The Week We Went to War (2009)
Leslie Phillips Self Self See fewer	Venus (I) (2006)
Sylvia Syms Self Self See fewer	The Queen (2006)
Shirley Williams Self Self See fewer	Tory! Tory! Tory! (2006)