Project Detail

SS-GB

Synopsis

A dystopian alternate history television series based on the 1976 novel 'SS-GB' by Len Deighton.
The Battle of Britain has ended in victory for Hitler’s Germany and the population of 1940s Britain struggles to adjust to life under Nazi occupation. Renowned London detective Douglas Archer is caught between his brutal new SS bosses and a ruthless British resistance movement while investigating what looks to be a black market- related murder. As Archer gets closer to the truth, he struggles to uphold the law and protect those he loves from two sides prepared to go to any lengths to control the ultimate outcome of the Second World War.
Berlinale Special Series will premiere the first two episodes of the mini-series.
Official Selection Berlinale 2017 - Berlinale Special Series - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
5 x 60 mins episodes
Director
Philipp Kadelbach
Producer
Patrick Schweitzer
Executive Producer
Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Lee Morris, Lucy Richer, Sally Woodward Gentle
Editor
David Blackmore
Screenwriter
Len Deighton (Novel), Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (Adaptation)
Director of Photography
Stuart Bentley
Production Designer
Lisa Hall
Composer
Dan Jones
Principal cast
Sam Riley, Kate Bosworth, Lars Eidinger, James Cosmo, Rainer Bock, Maeve Dermody, Aneurin Barnard, Jason Flemyng
Format
TV Mini-series
Broadcaster
BBC One

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

BBC Films

Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA

Sales Company

BBC Worldwide Limited (World sales)

1 Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA

The Weinstein Company (North America TV sales)

99 Hudson Street, 4th Floor
NY 10013
New York
USA

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