My Grandparents' War Season 1 Episode 2 - Mark Rylance

Airdate: 2019-Dec-04

Episode summary:

Actor and peace campaigner Mark Rylance finds out what happened to his grandfather Osmond Skinner during the Second World War, a man who spent almost four years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Mark uncovers how his grandfather bravely joined the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Force with no military training, before being shot on Christmas Day and taken as a prisoner of war. Throughout the programme, Rylance find his views on war tested as he uncovers the real and shocking truth about his grandfather's wartime experience.

About My Grandparents' War series:

Four celebrates actors take deeply personal and immersive journeys to uncover what happened to their grandparents during the Second World War.