SS-GB
Synopsis
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 FloorBBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
Sid Gentle Films
40 Whitfield StreetLondon
W1T 2RH
Sales Company
BBC Worldwide Limited (World sales)
1 Television Centre101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
The Weinstein Company (North America TV sales)
99 Hudson Street, 4th FloorNY 10013
New York
USA
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