Made to mark the 70th anniversary of the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
After the broadcast, John Nettles received threatening letters from some residents of Jersey accusing him of implying that islanders were collaborators. In a subsequent interview, he defended the documentary saying, "There is no possible way you could have avoided collaboration with the occupying power who had power over the civilian population. If you had not toed the line you would have been shot." This view was supported by local historians and members of the Channel Islands Occupation Society.