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Sara Wallis

Tearful Vicky McClure recreates hero grandad's D-Day 'hell' where he watched pals die

Landing with her war hero grandad on the Normandy beach where he fought almost 80 years ago, Vicky McClure is “completely floored” with emotion.

The Line of Duty and Trigger Point actress wipes away tears as 97-year-old Ralph McClure describes D-Day as “hell let loose” as he looks wistfully out to sea.

He says: “It’s hard to equate it. All that water around there was absolutely full of boats and troops. It was a bit noisier than this.”

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