BBC – Churchill's Bodyguard (Complete 13 Episodes) (2005)

Walter H. Thompson appears at Winston Churchill’s side in nearly every wartime newsreel tall, gaunt, and always hawk-eyed. As the great man’s personal bodyguard for nearly 18 years, Thompson saw history unfold firsthand. At times, his vigilance and quick thinking helped shape it.Based on the complete, uncensored manuscript of Thompson’s memoirs (uncovered only after his death) this 13 part documentary gives you a behind the scenes look at Churchill’s life and leadership.

Thompson shadows his boss everywhere, from Cairo to Yalta to the Western front. With his eye for character-revealing detail, he takes the measure of T.E. Lawrence, Adolf Hitler, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin not only as leaders, but also as men. And he vividly recounts attempts on Churchill’s life by Nazi commandos, IRA terrorists, and other would-be assassins, some never before disclosed.

Using archival newsreel footage, historically precise reenactments, and Thompson’s own words, Churchill’s Bodyguard puts you inside the skin of a working-class Scotland Yard detective who experienced the 20th-century’s great events as both witness and participant.

• From the original writings of Walter H. Thompson
• Produced by Nugus/Martin Productions for BBC Worldwide Ltd and UKTV History
• Narrated by Robert Powell
• Walter H. Thompson voiced by Dennis Waterman

Include:
Part 1 – Walter Meets Winston
Part 2 – Lawrence and Walter Save the Day
Part 3 – Nearly Killed in New York
Part 4 – Indian Nationalist Assassin
Part 5 – Nazi Sniper Plan
Part 6 – Dangerous Travels
Part 7 – Surviving the Blitz
Part 8 – Attack at the Flying Boat Dock
Part 9 – Winston’s Double
Part 10 – Suicide Attack in Tehran
Part 11 – The Kiss of Life?
Part 12 – The Sewer Bomb
Part 13 – Love Him to Death

Production land: UK
Run time: ~ 13x50 min