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Finest Hour

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: November 24, 1999
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 4
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Documentary, War & Politics
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Finest Hour(1999)

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Overview

Series tracing the events of 1940, when Britain faced alone the threat of invasion and defeat by Hitler's forces.

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Season 1

4 episodes • 1999

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Nov 24, 19990.0
2Episode 2Dec 1, 19990.0
3Episode 3Dec 8, 19990.0
4Episode 4Dec 14, 19990.0

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