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Secret Army

  • TV Series
  • 1977–1979
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
1.7K
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Michael Culver, Jan Francis, Juliet Hammond, Terrence Hardiman, Bernard Hepton, Angela Richards, Clifford Rose, and Stephen Yardley in Secret Army (1977)
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During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.During World War II, a Belgian resistance movement called Lifeline, based in Brussels, organises the return of Allied airmen who have been shot down by the Luftwaffe to the United Kingdom.

  • Creator
    • Gerard Glaister
  • Stars
    • Bernard Hepton
    • Angela Richards
    • Clifford Rose
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    1.7K
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    • Creator
      • Gerard Glaister
    • Stars
      • Bernard Hepton
      • Angela Richards
      • Clifford Rose
    • 32User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Bernard Hepton
    Bernard Hepton
    • Albert Foiret
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    • Monique Duchamps
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    Clifford Rose
    • Sturmbannführer Ludwig Kessler
    Juliet Hammond
    • Natalie Chantrens
    Ron Pember
    • Alain Muny
    Valentine Dyall
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    • Dr. Pascal Keldermans
    Michael Culver
    Michael Culver
    • Major Erwin Brandt
    Jan Francis
    Jan Francis
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    Christopher Neame
    Christopher Neame
    • Flight Lt. John Curtis
    Hazel McBride
    • Madeleine Duclos
    Terrence Hardiman
    Terrence Hardiman
    • Major Hans Dietrich Reinhardt
    Stephen Yardley
    Stephen Yardley
    • Max Brocard
    Robin Langford
    • Corporal Veit Rennert
    Alan Chuntz
    Alan Chuntz
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    • Wullner
    Maria Charles
    • Louise Colbert
    John Cannon
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    James Bree
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    • Gaston Colbert
    • Creator
      • Gerard Glaister
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    • Trivia
      Each of the scripts were based on real events and thoroughly researched. On several occasions throughout the series's run, the BBC would reject a script as it was deemed too accurate and potentially upsetting to audiences or too politically sensitive.
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      Featured in The Return of 'Allo 'Allo! (2007)

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    10/10

    This is a masterpiece

    This programme is a true masterpiece; possibly the best television series ever made by the BBC.

    When I watched it as a young teenager, it was totally memorable and gripping. It is probably the only TV series of its kind from which I could recall every character and many of the plots some 25 or 30 years later. Some of the episodes toward the end of the final series were utterly gripping. The acting was outstanding; the writing fantastic, and the music and intro/credits I recall to this day with total clarity.

    UDATE: Having just watched it again on DVD almost 30 years later, my view hasn't changed at all. No sense of disappointment here - this really is classic television at its very best. A clever, nuanced and absorbing series in every respect.
    • ian.fribbance
    • Oct 18, 2000
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    • Release date
      • September 7, 1977 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hemliga armén
    • Filming locations
      • Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT)
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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