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Preview: Season 2 Episode 2 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Actress Keira Knightley learns new stories of her grandparents’ amazing wartime feats.
Actress Keira Knightley ("Pride and Prejudice," "Atonement") has starred in several films set during World War II, yet admits she never knew much about her grandparents’ actual wartime experiences. Now, through conversations with family members and historians, she learns of the triumphs and tragedies her grandparents faced during some of the biggest conflicts of the century.
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Original production funding for Season 2 of MY GRANDPARENTS' WAR was provided, in part, by MyHeritage and PBS viewers.
A production of Wonderhood Studios for Channel 4 Television, in association with The WNET Group.
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Keira Knightley Preview
Preview: Season 2 Episode 2 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Actress Keira Knightley ("Pride and Prejudice," "Atonement") has starred in several films set during World War II, yet admits she never knew much about her grandparents’ actual wartime experiences. Now, through conversations with family members and historians, she learns of the triumphs and tragedies her grandparents faced during some of the biggest conflicts of the century.
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I've acted in a lot of films set in World War II, and yet I've never actually looked into what my own family went through.
How did they move that many people secretly?
-Because Grandma Jan was good at her job.
-Because Jan was good at her job.
-Uh-huh.
-Your grandfather, Mac, was involved in one of the most important opening campaigns of the war in Europe.
-"Enough to keep it lively."
-Yeah.
[laughs] Yeah that's sort of-- -Most amazing understatement I've ever heard.
How Keira Knightley’s Great-Uncle Survived as a POW
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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 3m 13s | Keira Knightley’s cousin shares the story of his father’s ordeal as a POW. (3m 13s)
What Keira Knightley’s Grandmother Did to Prepare for D-Day
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Clip: S2 Ep2 | 3m 20s | Keira Knightley learns her grandmother played an important role in D-Day preparations. (3m 20s)
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Original production funding for Season 2 of MY GRANDPARENTS' WAR was provided, in part, by MyHeritage and PBS viewers.
A production of Wonderhood Studios for Channel 4 Television, in association with The WNET Group.