Sword of Honour

Overview

Sword of Honour is a two-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s semi-autobiographical World War II trilogy, initially aired Channel 4 on 2 January 2001. Guy Crouchback embarks on a heroic quest to regain his honour and manhood; however, his encounters with the absurd reality of life in the British Army — strewn with bureaucratic blunders, military debacles, and indelibly eccentric characters — proves to be more of a challenge than facing the enemy itself.

Created by Evelyn Waugh

Network

• Channel 4

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Daniel Craig

  Guy Crouchback

  2 eps

• 

  Leslie Phillips

  Gervase Crouchback

  2 eps

• 

  Megan Dodds

  Virginia Troy

  2 eps

Themes

• world war ii
• british army
• based on memoir or autobiography
• military
• semi autobiographical
• 1940s
• evelyn waughs

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