What is 37 Days about?

This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World War I from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 to Britain's declaration of war on Germany 37 days later. This tense and gripping miniseries set among the corridors of power in Whitehall and Berlin tracks the unfolding crisis through the eyes of leading politicians and civil servants struggling to prevent the world's first global war. 37 Days unlocks the mystery of the war s origins, overturning assumptions about its inevitability, demonstrating that World War One was neither a chance happening nor was it a foregone conclusion.

Latest episode

S1 · Episode 3 — One Long Weekend · 2014-03-08

The last hours of peace. With the continental powers pushed to the brink, Sir Edward Grey seems unsure of whether to keep Britain out of the conflict. Desperate negotiations, resignations and a battle of wills in the Cabinet reach a crescendo with Germany's ultimatum to Belgium. Which way will Britain go?

Genres: Drama
First aired: 2014-03-06
Rating: ★ 7.5 / 10

Top cast

Bernhard Schütz Helmuth Moltke
Mark Lewis Jones David Lloyd George
Nicholas Asbury Winston Churchill
Urs Remond Prince Lichnowsky
Oliver Ford Davies Cunliffe
Ian Beattie Tsar Nicholas II

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