
Island at War
Seen it?2004 | 1 seasons | 70 min | Drama, War & Politics
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and a small audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved Band of Brothers or The Pacific, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 7 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Laurence FoxBernhardt Tellemann
- Philip GlenisterOberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten
- Saskia ReevesCassie Mahy
- Clare HolmanFelicity Dorr
- James WilbySen. James Dorr
- Owen TealePC Wilf Jonas
- Julia FordKathleen Jonas
- Sam HeughanPhilip Dorr
- Joanne FroggattAngelique Mahy
- Louisa CleinZelda Kay