Sword of Honour
2001 · Channel 4 · 91 min · 1 season
S01E02 · Episode 2
Thu, 4 Jan, 8:00 am
Guy Crouchback finds his unit facing the chaos of Crete where, instead of heroically raiding the enemy's lines of supply, they are told to cover the British Army's retreat, and then surrender
About
Award-winning writer William Boyd's adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's epic Second World War trilogy into a lavish two-part drama starring Daniel Craig, Megan Dodds and Leslie Phillips.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Wed, 3 Jan· 91 minGuy Crouchback's encounters with the absurd reality of life in the British Army, which is strewn with bureaucratic blunders and military debacles, prove to be more of a challenge than facing the enemy
- E02
Episode 2
Thu, 4 Jan· 102 minGuy Crouchback finds his unit facing the chaos of Crete where, instead of heroically raiding the enemy's lines of supply, they are told to cover the British Army's retreat, and then surrender
Cast
Daniel Craig
Guy Crouchback
Nicholas Boulton
Bertie
Katrin Cartlidge
Julia Stitch
Megan Dodds
Virginia
Guy Henry
Ludovic
Stephen Mangan
Frank de Souza
Robert Pugh
Brig. Ritchie-Hook
