Saskia Reeves
Narrator (voice)
TV SERIES
Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire
DocumentaryWar & Politics
The dramatic inside story of 6 November 1956, the final day of the Suez Crisis. A day that changed Britain forever. Exactly as it happened - hour by hour, minute by minute.
Top cast
Alan McKenna
Anthony Eden
TI
Tez Ilyas
Gamal Abdel Nasser
JS
John Statham
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Merganser
Harold Macmillan
Steve Smith
Guy Mollet
Creative team
Chris Holt (Director) • Chris Holt (Writer)
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Episodes
2 Episodes
011. Episode One
British troops are in Egypt supposedly on a peace-keeping mission, to protect the Suez Canal. But all is not as it seems. Nobody knows it, but the next 24 hours will change Britain for ever and determine the future shape of the world, told hour by hour, minute by minute through the eyes of historians and those at the heart of Government.
022. Episode Two
British troops are in Egypt supposedly on a peace-keeping mission, to protect the Suez Canal. But all is not as it seems. Nobody knows it, but the next 24 hours will change Britain for ever and determine the future shape of the world, told hour by hour, minute by minute through the eyes of historians and those at the heart of Government.