Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire (2026 - 2026)

Name: Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 2026-04-20
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Saskia Reeves, Alan McKenna, Tez Ilyas, John Statham, James Merganser

DocumentaryWar & Politics

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.

Saskia Reeves

Narrator (voice)

Alan McKenna

Anthony Eden

Tez Ilyas

Gamal Abdel Nasser

John Statham

Dwight D. Eisenhower

James Merganser

Harold Macmillan

Status: Returning Series
First Aired: 2026-04-20
Seasons: 1 seasons
Rating: ★ 8.0 / 10

Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire

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MiniseriesEpisode 147 min

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.