Spanning over six and a half hours, this U.K. television movie chronicles the harrowing experiences of the citizens of the Channel Islands during World War II. Produced for
Masterpiece Theatre, Island at War is a fictionalized account of the five years spent under Nazi rule by the British inhabitants of St. Gregory island, a stand-in for the real islands that were subjected to the occupation. Directed by
Thaddeus O'Sullivan and Peter Lydon, the film stars
James Wilby and Clare Holman. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide