Double Cross The True Story of the Dday Spies

Audience Score
66
Double Cross The True Story of the Dday Spies
NR 1 hrDocumentary, War
The story of DDay has been told from the point of view of the soldiers who fought in it the tacticians who planned it and the generals who led it But that epic event in world history has never been told before through the perspective of the strange handful of spies who made it possible DDay was a great victory of arms a tactical coup and a moral crusade But it was also a triumph for espionage deceit and thinking of the most twisted sort Following on from his hugely successful BBC Two documentaries Operation Mincemeat and Double Agent The Eddie Chapman Story Agent Zigzag writer and presenter Ben Macintyre returns to the small screen to bring to life his third bestselling book Double Cross The True Story of the DDay Spies Macintyre reveals the gripping true story of five of the double agents who helped to make Dday such a success
DirectorMatthew Whiteman

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Sally George
Production Companies:BBC