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Island at War

2004-07-11 · 70 min / episode · ★ 7.9

Drama · War & Politics

Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St. Gregory serves as a stand-in for the real-life islands Jersey and Guernsey, and the story is compiled from the events on both islands. Produced by Granada Television in Manchester, Island at War had an estimated budget of £9,000,000 and was filmed on location in the Isle of Man from August 2003 to October 2003. When the series was shown in the UK, it appeared in six 70-minute episodes.

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Laurence FoxLaurence FoxBernhardt Tellemann
Philip GlenisterPhilip GlenisterOberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten
Saskia ReevesSaskia ReevesCassie Mahy
Clare HolmanClare HolmanFelicity Dorr
James WilbyJames WilbySen. James Dorr
Owen TealeOwen TealePC Wilf Jonas
Julia FordJulia FordKathleen Jonas
Sam HeughanSam HeughanPhilip Dorr
Joanne FroggattJoanne FroggattAngelique Mahy
Louisa CleinLouisa CleinZelda Kay
Samantha RobinsonJune Mahy
Sean GallagherSean GallagherSheldon Leveque

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