Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire

Name: Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Rating: 8
Cast: Saskia Reeves, Alan McKenna, Tez Ilyas, John Statham, James Merganser

Suez: 24 Hours That Broke the British Empire (2026 — present)

Seasons: 1, episodes: 2

Episode runtime: 47 min

Documentary, War & Politics

United Kingdom

Channel 4

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Production

Voltage TV

Premiere

2026-04-20

Status

Returning

Creators

Chris Holt

Scenario

Chris Holt

Producer

Hermione Hellyer

All team (7)

Actors

Saskia Reeves

Narrator (voice)

Alan McKenna

Anthony Eden

Tez Ilyas

Gamal Abdel Nasser

John Statham

Dwight D. Eisenhower

James Merganser

Harold Macmillan

Steve Smith

Guy Mollet

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Short description

The dramatic inside story of 6 November 1956, the final day of the Suez Crisis. A day that changed Britain forever. Exactly as it happened - hour by hour, minute by minute.