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Jason Durr

Lt. Col. Strangeways

Howard Attfield

Col. Turner

Grant Burgin

Sergeant Granger

Dorian Healy

Major Barkus

Coral Beed

Lady Elizabeth Clemens

Peter Pacey

Dennis Wheatley

Nigel Williams

Brigadier Boyson

Roger Barclay

Major T.A. Robertson

Peter Wickham

General Mansfield

Matt Canavan

Private Williams

Kieron Jecchinis

Vicar
(as Kieron Jecchins)

Jeff Harding

General Stimson

Richard Lintern

Col. Bevan

Richard Cotton

Douglas Fairbanks Junior
(as Richard Wills-Cotton)

Daniel Hart

Corporal Collins

Angus MacInnes

General Parker

Tim Goodman

Field Marshall Sir Alan Brooke

David Acton

BBC Radio Reporter

Director
- Philip Smith
Writer
- Philip Smith
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At the film studio Col. Strangeways is introduced to a serviceman who stands up and salutes him. The man is not wearing headgear. British serviceman only ever salute when wearing headgear.

Ambitious and pretty much delivers on all fronts

When I saw this film I wasn't quite sure what to expect. There have been so many films made about the Second World War that it seemed there was little else to add. I'm pleased to say I was surprised and that I found myself both rooting for the characters and learning about a vital and overlooked aspect of the war.

The cast, especially Jason Durr and Richard Lintern seemed to manage that tricky balancing act of combining humour and seriousness with particular aplomb.

The film also had a definite visual style. I'm sure that there were stiff budget contraints to get such an epic tale on television but as the action mounts they are not visible. Recommended.