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Finest Hour

Finest Hour

19991 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Series tracing the events of 1940, when Britain faced alone the threat of invasion and defeat by Hitler's forces.

Produced by Phil Craig
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Sue Johnston

Sue Johnston

Commentary

Themes & Keywords

world war iibritish history

About Finest Hour

Finest Hour is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 1999 exploring themes of world war ii, british history. it stars Sue Johnston. Series tracing the events of 1940, when Britain faced alone the threat of invasion and defeat by Hitler's forces.

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