Brian Ash is a young lieutenant who is assigned to a UXB unit in the early days of World War II. UXB (UneXploded Bomb) is the signal that an aerial bomb has not exploded. Ash's job is to ...
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| Anthony Andrews | ... | Brian Ash 13 episodes, 1979 | |
| Maurice Roëves | ... | Sergeant James 13 episodes, 1979 | |
| George Innes | ... | Sapper Wilkins / ... 13 episodes, 1979 | |
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Gordon Kane | ... | Sapper Mulley 13 episodes, 1979 |
| Robert Pugh | ... | Sapper Powell 12 episodes, 1979 | |
| Ken Kitson | ... | Corporal Horrocks 11 episodes, 1979 | |
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Jeremy Sinden | ... | Ivor Rodgers / ... 10 episodes, 1979 |
| Judy Geeson | ... | Susan 9 episodes, 1979 | |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Sapper Salt / ... 9 episodes, 1979 | |
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Osmund Bullock | ... | Lieutenant Pringle / ... 7 episodes, 1979 |
| Deborah Watling | ... | Norma 7 episodes, 1979 | |
| Peter Cartwright | ... | Major Luckhurst 7 episodes, 1979 | |
| Iain Cuthbertson | ... | Doctor Gillespie 6 episodes, 1979 | |
| Marjie Lawrence | ... | Mrs. Baker 6 episodes, 1979 | |
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Royston Tickner | ... | Lieutenant Leckie / ... 6 episodes, 1979 |
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Brian Ash is a young lieutenant who is assigned to a UXB unit in the early days of World War II. UXB (UneXploded Bomb) is the signal that an aerial bomb has not exploded. Ash's job is to deactivate German bombs, some of which have fuses specifically designed to kill him. Written by Anonymous
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By a bizarre coincidence, actor Anthony Andrews was jotting down some thoughts for a series about wartime bomb-disposal officers when producer John Hawkesworth telephoned him and, out of the blue, offered him the role of Brian Ash in Danger UXB (1979). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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So glad we decided to watch this series again! We watched it on PBS when it first came out & I remember holding my breath every episode! I haven't changed - Danger UXB is just as gripping in 2018!