Henry Cavill’s British WW2 film based on a true story is on TV this weekend | Films | Entertainment

Two years ago, Guy Richie’s new British World War 2 movie, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, began streaming on Amazon Prime Video UK and is now set to broadcast on BBC One this weekend.

The action comedy film’s official synopsis reads: “Based upon recently declassified files of the British War Department and inspired by true events, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is an action-comedy that tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including [future James Bond] author Ian Fleming.

“The top-secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques.

“Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare.”

The movie, based on Damien Lewis’ book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII, stars Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusanmokun, Henrique Zaga, Til Schweiger, with Henry Golding, and Cary Elwes.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is on BBC One this Sunday evening at 11pm and will be streaming on BBC iPlayer afterwards for a limited time.