Their Finest Hour — Season 1, Episode 5: The Underground Army
Documentary • 46 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
Exploring the role of the West Country's Bevin Boys in the Second World War. Instead of fighting for King and Country on the front line, they were among the thousands conscripted to work down the mines. With testimony from three former miners.
About Their Finest Hour
The story of the unsung heroes of World War Two – the workers who made the aircraft, built the ships, dug the coal, kept the railways running, rescued the injured and produced the food that Britain needed to win the war.