Name: Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2026-04-20
Rating: 8
Cast: Saskia Reeves, Alan McKenna, Tez Ilyas, John Statham, James Merganser

Episodes

1. Episode One

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.

2. Episode Two

2026-04-21 | 47m

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.