BBC Two - Saving Private Ryan

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After the carnage of D-Day, Captain Miller is ordered into heavily contested territory to find and return a single soldier. The mission proves to be both brutally dangerous and potentially pointless.

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2 hours, 38 minutes

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Sun 1 Jun 2025 22:30

BBC One

Role	Contributor
Captain Miller	Tom Hanks
Private Reiben	Edward Burns
Sergeant Horvath	Tom Sizemore
Corporal Upham	Jeremy Davies
Private Caparzo	Vin Diesel
Private Mellish	Adam Goldberg
Private Jackson	Barry Pepper
Medic Wade	Giovanni Ribisi
Private Ryan	Matt Damon
Lt Colonel Anderson	Dennis Farina
Captain Hamill	Ted Danson
Sergeant Hill	Paul Giamatti
Corporal Henderson	Max Martini
Steamboat Willie	Joerg Stadler
Director	Steven Spielberg
Writer	Robert Rodat

Sun 12 Jan 2025 22:00

BBC Two
Sun 1 Jun 2025 22:30

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