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Operation Mincemeat

London, 1943. A mocked idea to feed false plans to the Nazis via a drowned corpse is brought to life by a military intelligence team, who add aspects of their own lives to the invented man’s story.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Last Friday21:00
BBC Two

Credits

Ewen MontaguColin Firth
Charles CholmondeleyMatthew Macfadyen
Jean LeslieKelly Macdonald
Hester LeggettPenelope Wilton
Ian FlemingJohnny Flynn
Admiral John GodfreyJason Isaacs
Ivor MontaguMark Gatiss
Iris MontaguHattie Morahan
Jock HorsfallMark Bonnar
Bentley PurchasePaul Ritter
John MastermanAlex Jennings
Winston ChurchillSimon Russell Beale
Charles Fraser-SmithJames Fleet
Capt David AinsworthNicholas Rowe
Salvador Gomez-BeareWill Keen
Patricia TrehearneCharlotte Hamblin
Sgt Roger Dearborn/Glyndwr MichaelLorne MacFadyen
Lt Bill JewellRufus Wright
TeddyJonjo O'Neill
Connie BukesRuby Bentall
Hilda Georgina CholmondeleyEllie Haddington
DirectorJohn Madden
WriterMichelle Ashford

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