Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story

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Following on from his hugely successful BBC2 documentary, Operation Mincemeat, based on his book of the same name, writer and presenter Ben MacIntyre returns to the small screen to bring to life his other bestselling book - Agent Zigzag.

As part of the Timewatch series, MacIntyre reveals the gripping true story of Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent, Eddie Chapman. A notorious safe-breaker before the war, Chapman duped the Germans so successfully that he was awarded their highest decoration, the Iron Cross. He remains the only British citizen ever to win one.

Including remarkable and newly discovered footage from an interview Chapman gave three years before his death in 1997, the programme goes on the trail of one of Britain's most unlikely heroes - a story of adventure, love, intrigue and astonishing courage.

Last on

Sat 19 Nov 2011 20:00 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

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  • BBC TV blog: Untold stories of WWII

    BBC TV blog: Untold stories of WWII

    Martin Davidson, the BBC's Commissioning Editor for History and Business, reveals the secret lives and untold stories of WWII explored in a series of Timewatch specials, including Double Agent: The Eddie Chapman Story.

    Read Martin Davidson's full post on the BBC TV blog
  • BBC TV blog: The Eddie Chapman Story

    BBC TV blog: The Eddie Chapman Story

    Presenter Ben MacIntyre reveals the story behind Agent Zigzag, otherwise known as Eddie Chapman, a double agent with an extraordinary undercover life.

    Read Ben MacIntyre's full post on the BBC TV blog

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