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Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire

8.020261 Season47mReturning Series
Documentary
War & Politics

Overview

The dramatic inside story of 6 November 1956, the final day of the Suez Crisis. A day that changed Britain forever. Exactly as it happened - hour by hour, minute by minute.

StatusReturning Series
First Air Date2026-04-20
Last Air Date2026-04-21
Seasons1
Episodes2
Episode Runtime47 min
LanguagesالعربيةEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Keywords
middle east
egypt
cold war
british empire
invasion
conflict
britain
colonialism
strategy
military
diplomacy
geopolitics
war
decolonization
history
dramatic

Videos

1 total
Trailer
Trailer

Seasons

1
S1

Miniseries

2 Episodes · 2026

Cast & Crew

Saskia Reeves

Saskia Reeves

as Narrator (voice)

Alan McKenna

Alan McKenna

as Anthony Eden

Tez Ilyas

as Gamal Abdel Nasser

John Statham

as Dwight D. Eisenhower

James Merganser

James Merganser

as Harold Macmillan

Steve Smith

Steve Smith

as Guy Mollet

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