Dunkirk 20 years old

Major factual drama telling the story of history's greatest maritime evacuation, after the World War II Battle of Dunkirk in May and June 1940.

Credits

Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch

Lt Jimmy Langley

Timothy Dalton
Timothy Dalton

Narrator

Ricci Harnett
Ricci Harnett

Guardsman Desmond Thorogood

Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale

Winston Churchill

Phil Cornwell
Phil Cornwell

Harry Noakes

Cast

Name Character
Benedict Cumberbatch He was 27 , now 48 years old as Lt Jimmy Langley
Timothy Dalton He was 57 , now 78 years old as Narrator
Ricci Harnett He was 31 , now 51 years old as Guardsman Desmond Thorogood
Simon Russell Beale He was 43 , now 63 years old as Winston Churchill
Phil Cornwell He was 46 , now 67 years old as Harry Noakes

Crew

Name Job title
Karl Probert Art Co-Art Director
Michael Fleischer Art He was 95 , 90 years old when he died Supervising Art Director
Neil McKay Writing He was 79 , 92 years old when he died Writer
Graham Smith Camera He was 45 , now 66 years old Director of Photography
Jennifer Duffy Production Casting
Dunkirk poster
Dunkirk (20 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 2004-02-18
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 3