SS-GB [videorecording] / a Sid Gentle Films Ltd. production for BBC in association with BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point ; producer, Patrick Schweitzer ; writers, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade ; directed by Philipp Kadelbach.
It is 1941 and Nazi Germany, having won the Battle of Britain, is the occupying force in the UK. Based on SS-GB, the bestselling novel by Len Deighton, renowned London murder detective Douglas Archer is caught between his brutal new SS superiors and a ruthless British resistance as he investigates what looks like a black market-related murder. Determined to uphold the law and protect the ones he loves, Archer soon finds himself drawn into a treacherous plot with global implications. In a country under hostile occupation, how do you do the right thing when you're on the wrong side?
Record details
- ISBN: 883929640461
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (300 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
- Publisher: [New York] : BBC Worldwide Americas, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2017. Based on the novel by Len Deighton. Bonus features: Archer of the Yard; behind-the-scenes; creating the aesthetic of SS-GB. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. Episodes 1-3. Disc 2. Episodes 4-5 -- Bonus features. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Sam Riley, Kate Bosworth, Rainer Bock, Lars Eidinger, James Cosmo, Maeve Dermody, Jason Flemyng, Julian Rhind-Tutt. |
Target Audience Note: | Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
Language Note: | English dialogue; English subtitles. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain > Fiction. Great Britain > Fiction. |
Genre: | Television mini-series. Thrillers (Television programs) Historical television programs. Spy television programs. |