▁bomb ing ▁of ▁Hamburg ▁created ▁a ▁fir est orm ▁that ▁destroyed ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁caused ▁over ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁cas ual ties , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁civ ili ans . ▁The ▁physical ▁and ▁mental ▁stra in ▁on ▁surv iving ▁air ▁cre ws ▁was ▁also ▁dev ast ating , ▁with ▁some ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁" lack ing ▁moral ▁fib re " ▁while ▁others ▁had ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁their ▁gu ilt , ▁or ▁their ▁w ounds . ▁To ▁some , ▁the ▁returning ▁air ▁crew ▁were ▁an ▁embar rass ment , ▁while ▁the ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁themselves ▁rarely ▁talked ▁about ▁their ▁war ▁experiences . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Graham ▁Campbell ▁as ▁Sir ▁Arthur ▁Harris ▁ ▁Gilbert ▁Tur p ▁as ▁Joseph ▁Martin ▁F av re au ▁ ▁Nicholas ▁Sh ield s ▁as ▁Jim ▁M off it ▁( cred ited ▁as ▁Nick ▁Sh ield s ) ▁ ▁Jan ne ▁Mort il ▁as ▁Mary ▁Moore ▁(" B ub bles ") ▁ ▁Ham ish ▁Mc E wan ▁as ▁R . C . ▁D ale ▁ ▁Andrew ▁Gill ies ▁as ▁Fre eman ▁D ys on ▁ ▁Mark ▁Burg ess ▁as ▁Wing ▁Commander ▁Mar vin ▁F lem ing ▁ ▁Pat ric ▁Cre eman ▁as ▁Squadron ▁Le ader ▁George ▁La ird ▁ ▁Dun can ▁O ll er ens h aw ▁as ▁Joseph ▁Cor b ally ▁ ▁Jo el ▁W yn er ▁as ▁Lloyd ▁Smith ▁ ▁Glen ▁Pel oso ▁as ▁John ▁St ain ion ▁ ▁Bill ▁Par rott ▁as ▁William ▁Paul ▁So eder ▁ ▁Alex ▁Guard ▁as ▁Pat ▁Chap man