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Episode 3

Episode 3 of 7

December 1939, and Tom fights for his life on board the HMS Exeter at the Battle of River Plate. Meanwhile, Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.

After enlisting in the navy, Tom finds himself on board the HMS Exeter in pursuit of the notorious Graf Spee, a German pocket battleship which has been picking off British merchant ships for months. A huge naval battle ensues, and Tom’s moral compass is reset as he watches the carnage and death around him.

As Tom fights for his life, Harry and Lois face a battle of their own. Harry is now a 2nd lieutenant, and is in France with the BEF, supervising the digging of foxholes and tank traps with his sergeant Stan, and trying to win the respect of his unit. When Lois arrives at the base camp to perform with ENSA, Harry’s two worlds collide. Lois is determined to ignore him and finds comfort in the arms of another soldier, Joe, who happens to belong to Harry’s unit, and there’s another shock in store for Harry when he later disciplines Joe…

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58 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Lois Bennett Julia Brown
Harry Chase Jonah Hauer-King
Stan Raddings Blake Harrison
Nancy Campbell Helen Hunt
Kasia Tomaszeski Zofia Wichlacz
Tom Bennett Ewan Mitchell
Douglas Bennett Sean Bean
Robina Chase Lesley Manville
Writer Peter Bowker
Director Thomas Napper
Production Company Mammoth Screen

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Cast and Characters

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The ordinary people whose lives are embroiled in the global conflict of World War Two.