War Above the Trenches: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This brand-new and exclusive two-part series tells the story of the Royal Flying Corps' bitter struggle for air superiority over the Western Front during World War I, a horrifying conflict more thought of a trench-based war.

Adapted from the book Bloody April by historian Peter Hart, War Above the Trenches explores the brave new world of dogfights, aerial reconnaissance and bombing missions through the eyes of the men in the air and those fighting in the trenches below.

The thrilling story is told thanks to reconstructions, archive footage and the diaries of Royal Flying Corps veterans from Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, with their words coming back to life to give an insider's view of what really happened when the Allies took to the air.

Series details

• Title: War Above the Trenches
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: War, History
• Premiere date: 2018-04-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 2018-04-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&Yesterday
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 35234
• IMDb ID: tt7040236
• TVDB ID: 345958

Cast and credited roles

• Saul David — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2018-04-12; final listed air date 2018-04-19; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from War Above the Trenches on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.