7.7/1015 votes#1 - Prelude to Tragedy
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1983
First in a six-part series. Looks at the background to the war: the five turbulent years that led to the crisis in July 1936 when a group of generals rose to overthrow the Republican government.
Director: David Hart
Writer: Neal Ascherson
7.5/1015 votes#2 - Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1983
Second in a six-part series. Considers the fact that half the Spanish Civil War’s victims died behind the lines, not in battle, but by political execution.
Director: John Blake
Writer: N/A
7.7/1013 votes#3 - Battleground for Idealists
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1983
The people who went to fight in the Spanish Civil War including the International Brigade, the Nazi Condor Legion and Italian Blackshirts, and the help supplied by the Soviet Union.
Director: John Blake
Writer: Mark James Walter Cameron
7.6/1012 votes#4 - Franco and the Nationalists
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1983
Part four of a documentary series. This part deals with the character of Franco and the make up of the Nationalist side. It includes footage of the Spanish Civil War and interviews with participants.
Director: John Blake
Writer: Mark James Walter Cameron
7.7/1014 votes#5 - Inside the Revolution
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1983
Part five of a documentary series. This part deals with the activities of Communists, Socialists, and Anarchists on the Republican side.
Director: David Hart
Writer: Neal Ascherson
7.6/1012 votes#6 - Victory and Defeat
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1983
A chronicle of the fall of Barcelona and Madrid and the eventual victory of General Franco's army in 1939.
Director: David Hart
Writer: Neal Ascherson
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Documentary series which uses film and eyewitness accounts from both sides of the conflict that divided Spain in the years leading up to World War...
Genres:DocumentaryWar & Politics
Network:Channel 4
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Prelude to Tragedy" is the best rated episode of "The Spanish Civil War" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by David Hart and written by Neal Ascherson, it aired on 1/7/1983. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Revolution, Counter-Revolution & Terror".