Island at War
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| Island at War | |
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| Format | Drama |
| Written by | Stephen Mallatratt |
| Starring | James Wilby Clare Holman Owen Teale Julia Ford Philip Glenister Saskia Reeves |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 6 (UK) 5 (US) (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
Sita Williams Andy Harries |
| Running time | approx. 398 min |
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| Original channel | ITV |
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| IMDb profile | |
Island at War is a British television series first broadcast on ITV on July 11, 2004. The series tells the story of the German Occupation of the Channel Islands, and 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.
Island at War had an estimated budget of £9,000,000 (about US$16,000,000) 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. It was also aired in the United States as 5 x 90-minute episodes, as part of Masterpiece Theatre, beginning on January 23, 2005.
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[edit] Cast of Characters
[edit] Episode Synopses
[edit] Response
Overall, the miniseries earned more favourable reviews in the United States than in the United Kingdom. This is possibly due to the near-saturation of British television and film with World War II dramas, and the continuing popularity of the ITV series Enemy at the Door (1978-80), which had a similar plot, and Foyle's War.
In the Channel Islands themselves, the series faced widespread criticism in the local press due to inaccuracy, mispronunciation of names (for example, 'Mahy' was pronounced 'Mah-hee' rather than the correct 'Ma'yee') and the fact that the series was filmed not on the Islands themselves, but the Isle of Man.
[edit] Future?
One of the complaints that both critics and viewers shared was the lack of resolution at the end of the final episode[citation needed]. Many of the minor plot arcs (i.e. the relationship between the Baron and Felicity; June's tarnished reputation), and a few of the major ones (Zelda's failed escape; Angelique and Bernhardt), were left with loose ends when the mini-series ended. It was rumoured that another batch of episodes was to be produced, possibly taking place months or even years after the original six, and these episodes would provide a true ending to the show[citation needed]. This will most likely never occur, however, largely due to the film's lukewarm reception in the UK, and the death of writer Stephen Mallatratt[citation needed].
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[edit] External links
- Island at War at the Internet Movie Database
- Island at War at PBS
