Pressure (PG)
Screening of Pressure, the true‑story drama about meteorologist James Stagg and the D‑Day forecast, starring Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott.
In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, and with the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice; launch the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.
All the pieces are in place except for one key element; British weather, and Britain's chief meteorological officer James Stagg is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. Pressure stars Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott, as Eisenhower and Stagg, as they face an impossible choice with only hours to go, in the incredible true story of one meteorologist's mighty impact on D-Day. For more details and to book tickets visit www.stokefilmtheatre.org.uk
