The Plot

Two-part documentary following World War I's biggest archaeological dig, taking place at Messines in Belgium, uncovering some of the best-preserved trenches, bunkers and tunnels ever discovered on the Western Front and revealing the realities of trench warfare, a Christmas football match and poison gas.

Top Billed Cast

Alexandra Churchill
Herself Peter Doyle
Himself Paul Reed
Himself Benedict Cumberbatch
Narrator (Voice)