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Operation Mincemeat

London, 1943. A mocked idea to feed false plans to the Nazis via a drowned corpse is brought to life by a military intelligence team, who add aspects of their own lives to the invented man鈥檚 story.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Fri 2 Jan 2026 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Ewen Montagu Colin Firth
Charles Cholmondeley Matthew Macfadyen
Jean Leslie Kelly Macdonald
Hester Leggett Penelope Wilton
Ian Fleming Johnny Flynn
Admiral John Godfrey Jason Isaacs
Ivor Montagu Mark Gatiss
Iris Montagu Hattie Morahan
Jock Horsfall Mark Bonnar
Bentley Purchase Paul Ritter
John Masterman Alex Jennings
Winston Churchill Simon Russell Beale
Charles Fraser-Smith James Fleet
Capt David Ainsworth Nicholas Rowe
Salvador Gomez-Beare Will Keen
Patricia Trehearne Charlotte Hamblin
Sgt Roger Dearborn/Glyndwr Michael Lorne MacFadyen
Lt Bill Jewell Rufus Wright
Teddy Jonjo O'Neill
Connie Bukes Ruby Bentall
Hilda Georgina Cholmondeley Ellie Haddington
Director John Madden
Writer Michelle Ashford

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