My Grandparents' War - Season 1 - Eps 4: Carey Mulligan
Actor Carey Mulligan explores how her grandfather traveled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea
About My Grandparents' War
Title: My Grandparents' War
First Air Date: 2019-11-27
Last Air Date: 2022-10-06
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 8
Network: Channel 4
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Wild Pictures, Taphae Productions Limited
Synopsis
In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps of their grandparents during World War Two. We follow the moving, personal stories of Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carey Mulligan as they travel to historic locations, from the beaches of Dunkirk to prisoner of war camps in Asia, to learn about the war their grandparents experienced. All of the actors have unanswered questions about the scars war left on their grandparents, and in each episode one of the actors explore how six years changed the lives of their family and the world forever while learning about the life and death decisions that their grandparents faced.
