Three Days in May

Synopsis

Ben Brown’s political thriller takes us behind the doors of Number Ten during three of the most pivotal days in British History, when, extraordinarily, giving in to Hitler was considered by some to be a ‘viable option’. Having urgently assembled the British war cabinet, the new Prime Minister is suddenly confronted with an intense game of political chess between peace treaty supporters and its opponents. Divided on whether to negotiate terms through Mussolini or escalate the battle against fascism alone, one man has to make a monumental decision, which will shape the future of the free world...

Our Review:

Barbara Maxwell - 12 September 2011

Three Days In May is set during the 3 crucial days in 1940 when Winston Churchill - wonderfully played by Warren Clarke - had just been appointed Prime Minister after Neville Chamberlain’s resignation. It is mainly set in the Cabinet Office at 10 Downing Street and shows the intensive discussions that took place before a decision was made as to how Britain was to proceed. An unexpected visit from Paul Reynaud - played by Timothy Knightly - shows that France is on the brink of surrender and he tries to persuade Churchill to join him in asking Mussolini to negotiate a peace treaty.

The weight of responsibility then falls on Churchill and his war cabinet: Neville Chamberlain, sensitively portrayed by Robert Demeger, Lord Halifax, played by Jeremy Clyde, the two Conservative members, and Clement Attlee (Michael Sheldon with Arthur Greenwood (Dicken Ashworth, the two Labour members. They discuss behind closed doors the prospect of suing for some ...

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