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Churchill at War official Netflix trailer

Netflix viewers have been left unimpressed by their new docu-drama series Churchill At War which, landed on the streaming service on Wednesday (December 4).

The series features actor Christian McKay playing legendary wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill in reconstruced scenes. These moments are intercut with actual footage and images alongside clips of people discussing his role during the conflict.

Within hours of the four part series becoming available many viewers had taken to social media to vent about the talking heads involved in the project with some saying they were switching off over them.

Viewers were in particular raging to see David Lammy on their screens, as one said: “I’m watching Churchill at war on Netflix. Lammy makes an appearance and supports Churchill. Lammy doesn’t know his head from his feet. Has he forgotten what Hitler did to the Jews. The Jews are again fighting for their lives against a different enemy …