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The Greatest Raid of All Time

2007 · 60 min

A brisk, plainly told war story that builds quiet tension as ordinary men sail toward a near-impossible mission.

Directed by
Richard Pearson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jeremy Clarkson, Sam Beattie, Micky Burn
Overview
Jeremy Clarkson tells the story of what’s been called ‘the original Mission Impossible’ – the audacious Commando raid on the German occupied dry dock at St. Nazaire in France on March 28th 1942. Operation Chariot, as the raid was codenamed, had a simple aim – to destroy the dry dock and thus deny the German battleship Tirpitz a safe haven on the Atlantic coast of France. There were many who thought the mission too risky, but the Chief of Combined Operations, Louis Mountbatten, pushed forward. This programme explores the story around March 26th 1942, when Commandos in Cornwall boarded their floating bomb and set off to see if the element of surprise really could overcome all the odds.

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Directed by
Richard Pearson
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jeremy Clarkson, Sam Beattie, Micky Burn
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • sea
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Richard Pearson
Written by
Jeremy Clarkson
Starring
Jeremy Clarkson, Sam Beattie, Micky Burn, Eric de la Torre
Runtime
60 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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