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A British homicide detective investigates a murder in a German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II.A British homicide detective investigates a murder in a German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II.A British homicide detective investigates a murder in a German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II.
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- TriviaIn actual history, the British atom weapon program was one of several scientific projects transferred to the USA when they joined the war. Historians believe that it was British work rather than Albert Einstein's famous Letter from Long Island that caused the vast investment made in the Manhattan Project.
- GoofsAdolf Hitler wasn't interested in wonder weapons, because he thought Germany would win the war with conventional weapons before they were ready. Only when Germany had to go on the defensive, with Soviet counterattack and the United States' entry in the war on Britain's side, did Hitler start giving the wonder weapon projects like the A-bomb (1942) and the V2 (1944) the funding long denied them. It was such that a conventional "dirty bomb," far weaker then those dropped on Japan, was slated for 1946. Britain's defeat, and the United States' continued neutrality, negate the very factors that got the German A-bomb program its funding.
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Stylish and realistic alternate history with good character actors
From time to time, I find myself interested in utopias, dystopias and what-if stories, being not a particular fan, but if the narration is logically developed, then it is catchier than "pure" sci-fi totally based on fantasy.
As ratings here are not so friendly, I had some prior doubts, but alas - the work captivated me from the very beginning and the choice of becoming actors (both English and German, so the German language was used when needed) let the watching smoothly. The era and atmosphere were well taken, the benchmarks of the 1941 events correct (e.g. Soviets and Nazis were rather close until WW II) and the involvement of the US at that time was as it was... True, some moments were odd (e.g. use of public pay phones under dictatorial occupation), the crime itself was soon pushed to the background and the ending could have been wittier, but, in general, SS-GB is a worthy time spending for those interested in both history and crime story.
I suggest to watch this miniseries as an "ordinary" drama, without moral dilemmas or painful spite regarding Nazi symbols in London. Otherwise you will be in the sulks and downgrade its merits...
As ratings here are not so friendly, I had some prior doubts, but alas - the work captivated me from the very beginning and the choice of becoming actors (both English and German, so the German language was used when needed) let the watching smoothly. The era and atmosphere were well taken, the benchmarks of the 1941 events correct (e.g. Soviets and Nazis were rather close until WW II) and the involvement of the US at that time was as it was... True, some moments were odd (e.g. use of public pay phones under dictatorial occupation), the crime itself was soon pushed to the background and the ending could have been wittier, but, in general, SS-GB is a worthy time spending for those interested in both history and crime story.
I suggest to watch this miniseries as an "ordinary" drama, without moral dilemmas or painful spite regarding Nazi symbols in London. Otherwise you will be in the sulks and downgrade its merits...
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