Channel Incident

For the 1946 incident, see Corfu Channel incident.

Channel Incident
Anthony Asquith (centre) directs Peggy Ashcroft and Gordon Harker, with Kenneth Griffith in the smaller boat. [1]
Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Screenplay by	Dallas Bower
Story by	"Bartimeus"
Produced by	Anthony Asquith
Starring	Peggy Ashcroft Gordon Harker Robert Newton
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Edited by	Ralph Kemplen
Production company	Denham and Pinewood Studios
Release date	1940 (1940)
Running time	9 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Channel Incident is a 1940 British short black and white drama-documentary propaganda film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Peggy Ashcroft, Gordon Harker, Robert Newton and Kenneth Griffith. ^[2] It was written by Dallas Bower from a story credited to "Bartimeus", and produced by Asquith for the Ministry of Information.

Scenario

The film combines documentary footage with acted scenes and depicts the female owner of a yacht, the Wanderer, heading across the English Channel to help evacuate British troops from Dunkirk. ^{[3] [4]} Other ships referenced, as the larger vessels to which the civilian small craft are ferrying troops lifted from the beaches, are the SS Princess Louise, SS Blackburn Rovers and Devonia.

Cast

• Peggy Ashcroft as She
• Gordon Harker as Ferris
• Robert Newton as Tanner
• Kenneth Griffith as Johnny

References

1. "Channel Incident: The Production of a Ministry of Information Film, UK, September 1940". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017.
2. "Channel Incident". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
3. "BFI | Film & TV Database | Channel Incident (1940)". BFI. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
4. "Channel Incident (1940)". www.britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2025.

External links

• Channel Incident at IMDb
• Watch Channel Incident at the Imperial War Museum