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Stephanie Colderick

Vicky McClure's emotional journey to Normandy with her grandad hits her 'like a tonne of bricks'

In a new ITV1 documentary there are emotional scenes as Line of Duty star Vicky McClure visits Normandy with her grandfather, who served in the Second World War. She became very emotional while visiting the British Normandy Memorial and said the circumstance hit her "like a tonne of bricks".

The documentary, Vicky McClure: My Grandad's War, is a one-off special to mark the anniversary of D-Day. Together with her grandfather Ralph, they revisit the Normandy beaches where Ralph was part of the D-Day battle.

They also visit the British Normandy Memorial, where Vicky becomes very emotional as they look for the name of her grandad's friend. She said: "It's making me cry! I felt embarrassed. The thing is crying on documentaries like this makes it seem like you've been given a tear stick...it's just hit me like a tonne of bricks really."

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