Dunkirk Season 1 Episode 1 Retreat 2004
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The Allies in northern France are in retreat, but the Navy only expects to be able to pick up a few soldiers and Churchill is under pressure to make peace in order to save the rest. Alf Tombs's unit helps hold open a corridor to aid the retreat, successfully allowing thousands to escape over 48 hours; on the beaches Captain Tennant makes use of a flimsy pier to speed the evacuation. As the weather changes the pier and the beaches are bombed heavily.
- Released: 2004-02-18
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Drama
- Stars: Phil Cornwell, Simon Russell Beale, Timothy Dalton, Ricci Harnett, Benedict Cumberbatch
- Director: Michael Fleischer, Graham Smith, Karl Probert, Jo Rainforth, Jennifer Duffy
