Battle of Britain The Day the War Was Won (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

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Battle of Britain

The Day the War Was Won (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary

Seventy-five years on, only a handful of the Battle of Britain's heroes are still with us. This documentary explores the extraordinary human stories of the pilots and ground crew.

Directors

Sid Bennett | Alexis Girardet

Editors

Stewart Barlow (as Stuart Barlow) | Ruth Horner | Giles Llewellyn-Thomas | Greg Pittard | Robyn Wright

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Updated Sep 13, 2015

Release date

Sep 13, 2015 (United Kingdom)

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Mary Ellis Self - Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot Self - Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot See fewer	Spitfire Sisters (2010)
Ken Green Self - Eyewitness Self - Eyewitness See fewer	Battle of Britain (2015)
Stan Hartill Self - Ground Crew Self - Ground Crew See fewer	Battle of Britain (2015)
James Holland Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Edward Enderby
Matt Jones Self - Spitfire Pilot Self - Spitfire Pilot See fewer	Battle of Britain (2015)
Terence Kane Self - Spitfire Pilot Self - Spitfire Pilot See fewer	Battle of Britain (2015)
Joy Lofthouse Self - Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot Self - Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot See fewer	Great British Railway Journeys (2010)
Thomas Neil Self - Hurricane Pilot Self - Hurricane Pilot See fewer	Air Aces (2012)
Dermot O'Leary Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The X Factor UK (2004)
Tony Pickering Self - Hurricane Pilot Self - Hurricane Pilot See fewer	Witness 1939: When War Broke Out (2014)
Joe Roddis Self - Flight Mechanic Self - Flight Mechanic See fewer	Battle of Britain (2015)
Molly Rose Self - Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot Self - Air Transport Auxiliary Pilot See fewer	Battle of Britain (2015)
Geoffrey Wellum Self - Spitfire Pilot Self - Spitfire Pilot See fewer	Witness 1939: When War Broke Out (2014)
Ken Wilkinson Self - Spitfire Pilot Self - Spitfire Pilot See fewer	Battle of Britain (2015)
Arthur Williams Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Paralympic Games (1960)