Churchill's Bodyguard

Name: Winston's Double
Duration: 1 h

Series 1 Episode 9
Winston's Double
Duration: 60 minutes
Subtitles available

An insight into the wartime leader via the memoirs of Walter Thompson. Walter foils one assassination attempt, but the Prime Minister's double is not so lucky.

S1 E1 · Walter Meets Winston
Detective Inspector Walter Thompson saves Churchill from being shot by the IRA.
S1 E2 · Lawrence and Walter Save the Day
Walter and Lawrence of Arabia save Churchill's life in the Middle East.
S1 E3 · Nearly Killed in New York
Churchill is nearly killed on a trip to the USA and Bahamas.
S1 E4 · Indian Nationalist Assassin
In this programme, trips to the USA, India, Egypt and Afghanistan.
S1 E5 · Nazi Sniper Plan
In this programme, German assassins are thwarted as the war begins.
S1 E6 · Dangerous Travels
How bodyguard Walter Thompson saved Churchill's life on the roof of Downing Street.
S1 E7 · Surviving the Blitz
The Prime Minister is nearly stabbed by an enraged pro-Nazi French Countess.
S1 E8 · Attack at the Flying Boat Dock
A patriotic attempt to boost morale in the USA nearly ends in death.
S1 E9 · Winston's Double
An attempt to shoot down Churchill's aircraft is foiled, but his double is not so lucky.
S1 E10 · Suicide Attack in Tehran
How Hitler gave the go-ahead to assassinate Churchill using a suicide parachute squad.
S1 E11 · The Kiss of Life?
In the absence of a doctor, Walter finds he must resuscitate a seriously ill Churchill.
S1 E12 · The Sewer Bomb
On a trip to Athens, the Greek communists plan to bomb Churchill.
S1 E13 · Love Him to Death
Walter's greatest concern is that the Prime Minister will be crushed alive.

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