The Great War It Was Like the End of the World (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

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The Great War

It Was Like the End of the World (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

The start of German Spring Offensives in 1918. Shortage of manpower in Allied lines, German reinforcements from the East. German offensives Operation Michael at the Somme and the Battle of the Lys in Flanders.

Writer

Correlli Barnett

Producers

Tony Essex | Gordon Watkins

Editors

Pam Bosworth | Ian Callaway | Norman Carr | Peter Heelas

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 18, 1964

Release date

Oct 18, 1964 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Redgrave Self - Narrator (voice) (as Sir Michael Redgrave) Self - Narrator (voice) (as Sir Michael Redgrave) See fewer	The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Ralph Richardson Douglas Haig (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) Douglas Haig (voice) (as Sir Ralph Richardson) See fewer	Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Emlyn Williams Lloyd George (voice) Lloyd George (voice) See fewer	Woman of Dolwyn (1949)
Marius Goring Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	The Red Shoes (1948)
Cyril Luckham Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Sebastian Shaw Various (voice) Various (voice) See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Ernest Bryan Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier See fewer	They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
William Hall Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier See fewer	The Great War (1964)
Philip Sylvester Self - British Soldier Self - British Soldier See fewer	The Great War (1964)
Richard H. Tobin Self - British Soldier (uncredited) Self - British Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	They Shall Not Grow Old (II) (2018)
Stefan Westmann Self - German Soldier (uncredited) Self - German Soldier (uncredited) See fewer