Filming has started in Scotland on ‘Churchill’ starring Brian Cox as the wartime UK leader. The film tells the story of the final 48 hours leading up to D-Day. The film is being directed by Jonathan Teplitzky and was written by British historian and author Alex von Tunzelmann.

The cast also includes Miranda Richardson as Churchill’s wife Clemmie , John Slattery  as General Eisenhower, James Purefoy plays King George VI, and  Ella Purnell (Miss Peregrine’s as Churchill’s secretary.