Dieppe is a two-part Canadian television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 1993. It was based on the book Unauthorized Action: Mountbatten and the Dieppe Raid by Brian Loring Villa.

Plot

The series chronicled the events that led up to the infamous World War II Dieppe Raid on August 19, 1942, which resulted in 3,367 Canadian soldiers either being captured, wounded or killed.

Cast

Production

It was criticized for not being completely accurate, and overdramatizing the events that took place.

Awards

Dieppe was nominated for 11 Gemini Awards, winning two including Best Mini-Series.

Home media

The series was released on DVD by the CBC in 2002 just before the 60th anniversary of the Dieppe raid. The DVD included behind-the-scenes footage and various interviews and news stories that aired about the show in 1993 and 1994. Also included was a 1962 interview with both Lord Louis Mountbatten and John Hamilton Roberts, in which they discuss the key events of the raid, and the decisions they made surrounding this event.