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Island at War

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

20 May 2025

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Cast

Laurence Fox

Laurence Fox

Bernhardt Tellemann

Philip Glenister

Philip Glenister

Oberst Heinrich Baron Von Rheingarten

Saskia Reeves

Saskia Reeves

Cassie Mahy

Clare Holman

Clare Holman

Felicity Dorr

James Wilby

James Wilby

Sen. James Dorr

Owen Teale

Owen Teale

PC Wilf Jonas

Julia Ford

Julia Ford

Kathleen Jonas

Sam Heughan

Sam Heughan

Philip Dorr

Joanne Froggatt

Joanne Froggatt

Angelique Mahy

Louisa Clein

Louisa Clein

Zelda Kay

Samantha Robinson

Samantha Robinson

June Mahy

Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher

Sheldon Leveque

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