37 Days

2014 • BBC
4.6
40 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (3)

1 One Month in Summer
3/5/14
Season-only
The British Foreign Office, led by foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey, receives news of an assassination in the Balkans. In Berlin, the Kaiser thinks he can exploit it for his own advantage.
2 One Week in July
3/6/14
Season-only
War in Europe is becoming a real possibility. Under pressure from the cabinet, the British foreign secretary unravels a tangled web of intrigue between Austria, Germany, Russia and France, while the German military command conspires to force the kaiser's hand. Who will gain the upper hand?
3 One Long Weekend
3/7/14
Season-only
The last hours of peace. With the continental powers pushed to the brink, Sir Edward Grey seems unsure of whether to keep Britain out of the conflict. Desperate negotiations, resignations and a battle of wills in the Cabinet reach a crescendo with Germany's ultimatum to Belgium. Which way will Britain go?

About this show

An all-star international cast, led by Star Wars' Ian McDiarmid and Spooks' Tim Pigott-Smith, head up this tense political thriller, following the catastrophic chain of events which led from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914, to the declaration of war between Britain and Germany on 4th August. Set amongst the corridors of power in Whitehall and Berlin, it tracks the unfolding crises through the eyes of leading politicians and civil servants struggling to prevent the world's first global war.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
40 reviews
Lionel Matsuya
November 16, 2014
While I cannot say anything about the truth of the plot, it is certainly told in a fantastic manner. There is, in my opinion, as little as possible to bias the viewer. A great watch of a tragic period in history.
Captain Mainwaring
August 17, 2014
Fantastic, watched this on 100th annivarsary of outbreak of ww1. Very poignant.
Gary Bunn
April 3, 2014
3 episodes 1.89 each but the season (of 3 episodes) is 12.59??!!? What's going on Google?! Sort your pricing out!