DANGER UXB

Details

• Release Year: 1979
• Genre: Action, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: How do you live when your job can kill you - as well as everyone else around you?; ; The year is 1940, and the blitzkrieg is in full force. A furious battle is being waged over British skies. On the ground, bombs explode by the thousands.; ; The land is far from safe, as many more bombs lie amidst the rubble, waiting to detonate. Lieutenant Brian Ash and the brave men of the 97th Tunneling Company must accomplish their ongoing mission: to defuse all unexploded bombs (UXBs). These are the stories of their lives - unsung heroes and their wives, lovers, and families, all facing the pressures of one of the war's deadliest jobs.; ; Brought to you by the awarding-winning producer of Upstairs, Downstairs, DANGER UXB features Anthony Andrews (Brideshead Revisited) and a stellar supporting cast. Based on actual war memoirs, now's your chance to enjoy all 13 compelling and intelligently written episodes of the series.;
• Cast: Anthony Andrews, Maurice Roëves, George Innes, Gordon Kane, Robert Pugh, Ken Kitson, Jeremy Sinden, Judy Geeson, Kenneth Cranham, Osmund Bullock, Deborah Watling, Peter Cartwright, Iain Cuthbertson, Marjie Lawrence, Royston Tickner, David Shaughnessy, David Auker, Robert Longden, Kenneth Farrington, John Bowler, Norman Chappell, John Snagge, Moyra Fraser, Nick Brimble, Martin Neil, Christopher Good, Geraldine Gardner, Steven Grives, Louisa Rix, Marilyn Galsworthy, Bryan Burdon, James Woolley, Barrie Cookson, Mary Healey, Charles Pemberton, Margaret Heald, Alfie Bass, Nick Tate, David Buck, Cheryl Hall, Tim Pigott-Smith, Deborah Grant, Maggie Ollerenshaw, David Wood, Kathleen Harrison, Patrick Malahide, Benjamin Whitrow, Peter Cellier, John Rapley, John Graham, Patrick Jordan, William Wilde, Blake Butler, Stephen Hatton, Norman Mitchell, Patsy Smart, Liz Bagley, Patricia Garwood, Kenneth Owens, Charles Rogers, Gordon Rollings, Mike Savage, Ian Collier, Nick Ellsworth, Jason Fathers, John Kane, Charles Lamb, Brian Poyser, Phil Shaw, Patricia Clapton, Deirdre Costello, Cyril Cross, Tony Steedman, Penelope Beaumont, Ellis Dale, John Kelland, Sandy Ratcliff, Bill Rourke, Robert Brown, Fred Bryant, Jonathan Elsom, Mike Lewin, David Arlen, Jean Campbell-Dallas, Eric Francis, Brian Haines, Prentis Hancock, Geoffrey Lumsden, Michael Sheard, Adrienne Conway, Clifford Earl, Dafydd Havard, Richard Henry, Mollie Maureen, Pamela Abbott, Phyllis MacMahon, Jonty Miller, Matthew Ryan, Gretchen Franklin, John Rolfe, Lyndsey Williams, Christopher Burgess, Roger Owen, Paddy Ryan, John Lillywhite, Daphne Neville, Michael Salmon, Stanley Price, David Millett, Ferdinand Fairfax, Roy Ward Baker, Douglas Camfield, Henry Herbert, Simon Langton, Jeremy Summers, A.B. Hartley, John Hawkesworth, John Whitney, Jeremy Paul, Don Shaw, Kenneth Clark, Paul Wheeler
• Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
• Runtime: 3:20
• Company: A&E, Fremantle Media, talkback thames
• Media Format: Series