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Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire
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Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire

Mon, Apr 20, 2026
  • Documentary
  • War & Politics
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

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Where to watch

Streaming on

  • Channel 4↗
Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Saskia Reeves
    Saskia Reeves
    as Narrator (voice)
  • Alan McKenna
    Alan McKenna
    as Anthony Eden
  • T
    Tez Ilyas
    as Gamal Abdel Nasser
  • J
    John Statham
    as Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • James Merganser
    James Merganser
    as Harold Macmillan
  • Steve Smith
    Steve Smith
    as Guy Mollet
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Episodes

1 season · 2 episodes

Running · 2 aired
Season 1
2 episodes · 2 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Mon, Apr 20, 2026 · 60m

    The inside story of November 6, 1956, the final day of the Suez Crisis. British troops are in Egypt supposedly on a peace-keeping mission, to protect the Suez Canal. But all is not as it seems. Nobody knows it, but the next 24 hours will change Britain for ever and determine the future shape of the world, told hour by hour, minute by minute through the eyes of historians and those at the heart of Government.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Tue, Apr 21, 2026 · 60m

    The inside story of November 6, 1956, the final day of the Suez Crisis. British troops are in Egypt supposedly on a peace-keeping mission, to protect the Suez Canal. But all is not as it seems. Nobody knows it, but the next 24 hours will change Britain for ever and determine the future shape of the world, told hour by hour, minute by minute through the eyes of historians and those at the heart of Government.