The U.K. film premiering Sunday on PBS Masterpiece is based on the true story of a veteran, played by Michael Caine, who leaves his nursing home to travel to a D-Day reunion in France.

The U.K. film premiering Sunday on PBS Masterpiece is based on the true story of a veteran, played by Michael Caine, who leaves his nursing home to travel to a D-Day reunion in France.

Learn all about the cast of The Great Escaper, a tender and powerfully moving new drama starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

The Great Escaper is rooted in the real-life adventure of D-Day veteran Bernard Jordan. Read the true story behind Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson’s final roles.

The ghosts of the past loom large in The Great Escaper, and not only because its plot concerns an elderly man grappling with ...

Premieres Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. The film tells the true story of Bernard Jordan ...

Learn about the drama starring Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson. Watch The Great Escaper Sunday, Nov. 23, 2026, at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. #GreatEscaperPBS ...

The Great Escaper, starring the late Glenda Jackson and Michael Caine, has been released. Upon its release, the film has ...

The Great Escaper, the final film of the late actress Glenda Jackson, is now premiering in the U.S. on PBS’s Master Theatre, two years after its release in the UK.

In a world where stories of resilience and memory intertwine, the film The Great Escaper brings to life the poignant journey of a D-Day veteran. Starring Oscar winners Michael Caine and the late ...

According to a press release for The Great Escaper, Michael Caine was drawn to the script because he, like the main character Bernie, was “an old Cockney soldier who got a lot of publicity.” But ...

GREAT ESCAPER ON MASTERPIECE Sunday, November 23 at 9:00 pm Follow the daring escape of Bernard Jordan, an 89-year-old WWII ...