In the early hours of June 5th 1944 Captain Rob Collins, who is languishing in hospital, receives a call that will take him on a journey through ENGLAND that will change his life. 1st liest lieutenant rn....andrew mackintosh by - Mike Walker captain rob collins....Benedict Cumberbatch corporal sylvia cunningham....Claudia Harrison directed by - Jeremy Howe eddie....ricci harnett flight lieutenant paul parker....Bertie Carvel general eisenhower....colin stinton gi....john guerrasio gloria harris....Kaye Wragg jack harris....Danny Webb lancaster crew....Carl Prekopp, simon nehan lancaster skipper....Jamie Glover lilly....Emily Chennery monty....Philip Fox narrator....Juliet Stevenson nursing sister....joanna mccallum ray harris....Joseph Tremain rosie....Alice Hart sea captain....david leonard tim....ben tibber warders....Chris Macdonnell, John Rowe