Two Oscar-winning British World War 1 and World War 2 films are on TV this Remembrance weekend.

Darkest Hour: Gary Oldman stars in trailer

Darkest Hour (Saturday 6pm on BBC Two)

Hundreds of films have been made about every aspect of the global conflict over the decades since the end of World War 2 . Winston Churchill depictions had always proven popular, and none more so than when Gary Oldman starred as the British Prime Minister in 2017’s Darkest Hour. Critically acclaimed for his performance, the chameleonic actor won the Best Actor awards at the BAFTAs, Golden Globes, SAG Awards and, of course, Oscars. The film’s synopsis reads: “May 1940. As the Nazis advance against Britain's European allies, newly elected prime minister Winston Churchill must decide whether to leave neighbouring

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