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Island at War

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20042004
  • 9h
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7.6/10
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Saskia Reeves and Julian Wadham in Island at War (2004)
Island At War: Unexpected Revelations
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During the Second World War, a quiet channel island community is thrown into turmoil by the invasion forces of Nazi Germany.During the Second World War, a quiet channel island community is thrown into turmoil by the invasion forces of Nazi Germany.During the Second World War, a quiet channel island community is thrown into turmoil by the invasion forces of Nazi Germany.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.7K
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  • Stars
    • Saskia Reeves
    • Owen Teale
    • Julia Ford
  • Stars
    • Saskia Reeves
    • Owen Teale
    • Julia Ford
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    • 31User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Island At War
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    Island At War: Unexpected Revelations
    Trailer 1:19
    Watch Island At War: Unexpected Revelations
    Island At War: Volume 1
    Trailer 1:31
    Watch Island At War: Volume 1
    Island At War: Strange Mercies
    Trailer 1:06
    Watch Island At War: Strange Mercies
    Island At War: To Catch A Spy
    Trailer 1:05
    Watch Island At War: To Catch A Spy
    Island At War: Volume 3
    Trailer 1:26
    Watch Island At War: Volume 3
    Island At War
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    Watch Island At War
    Island At War: Living With The Enemy
    Trailer 1:34
    Watch Island At War: Living With The Enemy
    Island At War: Unusual Successes
    Trailer 1:25
    Watch Island At War: Unusual Successes
    Island At War: Volume 2
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    Watch Island At War: Volume 2
    Island At War: Eve Of The War
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    Photos11

    Laurence Fox in Island at War (2004)
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    Richard Dempsey and Sam Heughan in Island at War (2004)
    Saskia Reeves and Julian Wadham in Island at War (2004)
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    Saskia Reeves
    Saskia Reeves
    • Cassie Mahy
    Owen Teale
    Owen Teale
    • PC Wilf Jonas
    Julia Ford
    Julia Ford
    • Kathleen Jonas
    Clare Holman
    Clare Holman
    • Felicity Dorr
    James Wilby
    James Wilby
    • Sen. James Dorr
    Sean Gallagher
    Sean Gallagher
    • Sheldon Leveque
    Joanne Froggatt
    Joanne Froggatt
    • Angelique Mahy
    Samantha Robinson
    • June Mahy
    Ann Rye
    • Ada Jonas
    Philip Glenister
    Philip Glenister
    • Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten
    Daniel Flynn
    Daniel Flynn
    • Hauptmann Dieter Muller
    Conor Mullen
    Conor Mullen
    • Oberleutnant Walker
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Bailiff Francis La Palotte
    Caroline Strong
    • Margaret
    Sean Ward
    • Colin Jonas
    Sam Heughan
    Sam Heughan
    • Philip Dorr
    Laurence Fox
    Laurence Fox
    • Bernhardt Tellemann
    Louisa Clein
    Louisa Clein
    • Zelda Kay
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    • Trivia
      Not renewed after 6 episodes. The final episode leaves many plot elements unresolved.
    • Goofs
      One of the daughters sings in the nightclub at the beginning "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree." It wasn't written then, and not until 1942. Further, its entire message is from an American girl to her American GI during the war. That apple tree is somewhere in rural America. Not in the Channel Islands. This scene takes places a year or two prior to America even entering the war.
    • Quotes

      [Leutnant Walker has invited Zelda to have a drink with him in a pub]

      Zelda Kay: You think I'm friendly?

      Leutnant Walker: Well, you're drinking with me.

      Zelda Kay: And you're paying. I'm merely observing an alien species - much as one goes to the zoo.

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    7/10
    A glimpse at life during the occupation of the Channel Islands
    A glimpse of what life may have looked like during the beginning of the German occupation of the Channel Islands. This is the third production I've watched about this subject, and I rank them in the following order, as to how they tell the stories of the occupation: ENEMY AT THE DOOR - 9 (a TV series, dated but superbly written and performed, deals with the wide variety of the war time conditions, struggles and stories, giving the more fullest understanding of the occupation); THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY - 10 (my favourite movie of 2018, fantastic cast, wonderful performances, well written and told from the point of view of a small group of islanders); ISLAND AT WAR - 7 (good cast, some favourite actors, good performances but rather rambling story telling that doesn't do full justice to the potential stories and feels as though the writer didn't know how to resolve the piece). So, I highly recommend sourcing out the first two (I found ENEMY on DVD at my Library, and GUERNSEY on Netflix) and, if you enjoy the work of Laurence Fox, Sam Heughan, Joanne Froggatt, Clare Holman and Owen Teale, I found this series on DVD at my Library, as well. {Historical Drama}
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      • January 23, 2005 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • ITV (United Kingdom)
      • PBS (United States)
      • English
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      • Castletown, Isle of Man
    • Production company
      • Granada Television
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