A downed british airman approaches madame bidout, an elderly englishwoman and asks her for help. Bradley has a risky plan to get information from kessler in preparation for the raid on the v2 site. Kessler takes on the identity of a dead officer, in case he is captured. The book is written by secret army fan andy priestner, and was published by classic tv press in december 2008. Four people arrive in brussels, determined to unmask war criminal ludwig kessler. The earlier series became increasingly darker as they progressed and the final series was a triumph of acting and story line. Two downed raf airmen are fooled by a german in disguise into believing hes wiped out a. Secret army is a television drama series made by the bbc who are blocking the videos on youtube and the belgian brt now vrt. World war ii drama about covert organisation lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied europe and working with the resistance. It is about the adventures of a second world war belgian resistance organization called. The bbc series secret army was a tremendous hit in the 70s and these dvd repros are faithful to the originals. First series of the drama about an escape organisation, lifeline, which helps allied airmen escape occupied europe, working with the resistance and. Secret army begins a repeat run on uk tv history freeview this week with episode 1.
The classic drama series following the lives of characters from secret army after world war ii. Vhs edit in 1991 the retailer w h smith released an exclusive doubletape compilation of seven selected episodes between and including the first and last of series 2, running to 326 minutes in total. Monique is still being wrongly accused by the belgians of collaborating with the germans, and she faces severe punishmen. This show has been oveshadowed by allo allo which came later and ws a spoof of it. Watch secret army season 1 now on your favorite device. He and his secret army constantly risk their own lives and those of many others to find the pilots, hide, nurse and prepare them for the long, dangerous journey out of the reich under the nazis noses. He had firstly to convince us that he had enlisted for the army,that he was conversant with the technical attributes of the aeroplane,convince us that he had been a bank teller,and also that he was naive enough to blurt out information to all and sundry. Devised and produced by the legendary gerard glaister the expert, colditz, the brothers, the awardwinning bbc series secret army, starring bernard hepton, angela richards, clifford rose, juliet hammondhill and jan francis, is a gripping and authentic portrayal of the lives of a group of belgian resistance members and their german oppressors. The series tells the story of a fictional belgian resistance movement in. German officer ernst stoller, who was raised in england, is chosen to go undercover as an escaping airman. Jan 17, 2008 84 videos play all secret army e1p1 mintys cream wicked attraction season 1 episode 7 mother knows best duration. The series tells the story of a fictional belgian resistance. The belgian resistance, with the aid of downed raf airmen and a british major, assault a v2 rocket base in nazi occupied belgium.
The classic spinoff from secret army, following the attempts of a nazi war criminal to escape justice. Lifeline hears that both romsey and victor have been taken by the germans, and lisa, albert and curtis are all anxious t. It is no secret that the creator of gegege no kitaro, shigeru mizuki, was not a fan of war. Natalie chantrens as juliet hammondhill terrence hardiman. Locals are making open threats to the candide staff, assuming they have collaborated and profited during the occupation. World war ii drama about covert organisation lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied europe and working with the resistance hiding from the gestapo. Vercors has taken albert and monique away he wants to hang albert to avenge max.
Fairly secret army episode 1 geoffrey palmer comedy. Though not a direct spinoff from the fall and rise of reginald perrin, the lead character, major harry truscott, was very similar to geoffrey palmers character of jimmy in that series, and the scripts were written by reginald perrins creator and writer david nobbs. He and his secret army constantly risk their own lives and those of many others to find the pilots, hide. Take notice too that each and every episode was inspired by actual events that took place during the war and how much research went in to every script. Lisa codename yvette at 5pm monday 12th november, repeated at 9pm and 10am the next day. Heres the first episode of series one of the brilliant comedy fairly secret army starring the brilliant geoffrey palmer it was broadcast in 1984 in the early days of channel 4,strangely this. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Import from the netherlands with english soundtrack. The sixpart serial is a sequel to the second world war drama secret army, picking up the hunt for a character from that series decades later. The first episode of secret army introduces lifeline, a second world war belgian resistance organization based in brusse. It was produced by the same team that made colditz and features a few actors in common with that series. For more info about the series visit the excellent fan site le candide. This is an old british show made by the bbc in the late 1970s. Watch secret army season 3, episode 8 just light the blue touchpaper. A permanent v2 site is discovered on the belgiandutch border, and bradley plans a raid with the resistance and the army of concealed airmen. This is a fantastic series that was well written and perfectly cast. Pascal keldermans 23 episodes, 19771979 michael culver. The series tells the story of a fictional belgian resistance movement in germanoccupied belgium during the second world war dedicated to returning allied airmen, usually having been shot down by the luftwaffe, to great britain.
Watch secret army season 1, episode 11 a question of loyalty. Watch all secret army episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. This is a complete episode list for the bbc television series secret army, which ran for three series from 7 september 1977 until 15 december 1979 the series follows the members of a belgian secret group lifeline, dedicated to enabling allied airmen to escape to britain, usually after they had been shot down by the luftwaffe. It has been overshadowed by the success of allo allo, which is a great shame. Secret army the complete bbc series dvd boxset trailer.
All these elements come together to make secret army truly compelling viewing. The book examines each and every episode of secret army in detail and also uncovers the historical background to the seriess storylines. Secret army was designed by producer gerard glaister as a followup to his hit drama series colditz bbc, 197274, using a similar premise allies escaping nazioccupied europe and many of the same actors and production personnel. Fairly secret army is a british sitcom which ran to thirteen episodes over two series between 1984 and 1986. A scene from the 1970s britishbelgian tv series secret army, this episode being a safe place.
The first episode of secret army introduces lifeline, a second world war belgian resistance organization based in brussels which helps allied aircrew to escape capture by the german occupation. Secret army tv show season 2 episodes list next episode. The 6 mostsecret units in military history americas. The whole series will be broadcast every weeknight for the next eight and a half weeks, finishing in early january. While the military has admitted that most of the units on this list existed at some point, a lot of their missions were classified for decades before be. Jul 25, 2016 secret army is a television drama series made by the bbc who are blocking the videos on youtube and the belgian brt now vrt. This awardwinning bbc series, starring jan francis and bernard hepton, is a gripping and authentic portrayal of the war waged by one group of belgian resistance fighters against german occupation during the second world war. This is a complete episode list for the bbc television series secret army, which ran for three. The classic drama series spinoff from secret army, following a nazi war criminal on the run from justice after world war ii.
In addition, secret army s production is detailed from its conception in 1976, through to its final series, made in 1979. Monique duchamp singing if this is the last time i see you in secret army s last episode. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Bradley uses an airman rescued by lifeline to help the resistance attack a german convoy carrying essential v2 material.
Kessler is desperate to reunite with martin bormann. Secret army is a television drama made by the bbc and the belgian national broadcaster brt now vrt created by gerard glaister. Watch full episodes from the uktv network on uktv play. Season 2 guide for secret army tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Vhs edit in 1991 the retailer w h smith released an exclusive doubletape compilation of seven selected episodes between and including the first and last of series 2. Alain has offered his farm as a refuge, but albert will not leave his. Third series of drama about an escape organisation, lifeline, which helps allied airmen escape occupied europe, working with the resistance and. Jul 24, 2015 secrecy is one of the best currencies in war, so its sometimes best for commanders to keep their best assets hidden from the enemy and the public.
Madeleine hazel mcbride, monique angela richards and kessler clifford rose all three series have been released on dvd and vhs by dd home entertainment and can be bought in individual series boxsets or as one complete set all 42 episodes on 12 dvds. She hides him, but is so frightened that she calls major brandt, a childhood friend of her late son. Its sad that today we rarely see if ever such thought go in to a drama secret army is drama ith a capital d. Secret army series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. There are a few episodes where evaders are killed by the resistance to. The airman falls in with jeanpaul, a young belgian but jeanpaul has to be careful, as his mother is dating a german soldier.
They risk torture and death to help allied airmen escape back to britain after being shot down by the luftwaffe in nazi occupied europe. Secret army is a television drama made by the bbc and the belgian national broadcaster brt created by gerard glaister. Secret army is a 1970s drama centred around a world war ii belgian resistance group called lifeline, operating in and around brussels, loosely based on the reallife comet line. The secret army episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. John brason wrote a prequel novel entitled secret army, and two novelisations of his episodes entitled secret army dossier and the end of the line. Secret army series 3 dvd 1977 this was the first series that we actually saw on the television having seen an episode in passing. Kessler manages to infiltrate a german soldier called stoller into the protection of lifeline, with stoller posing as an. An unofficial guidebook to the series is available entitled the complete secret army. Watch secret army season 1, episode 1 lisacodename yvette. With bernard hepton, angela richards, clifford rose, juliet hammond. Watch secret army online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Major turner and natalie go to the candide, but they find no one there.
Ctva uk secret army bbc 197779 starring bernard hepton. D after much asking and research the final unaired episode of secret army is now available. Secret army tv series 19771979 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Secret army a question of loyalty tv episode 1977 imdb. Le candide dedicated to the classic bbc tv series secret. The allies enter belgium, but lifeline face reprisals for their deal with the germans. Clifford rose and hazel mcbride in secret army 1977 paul shelley in secret army 1977 ron pember and. Secret army is a gripping and authentic portrayal of the lives of a secret group of belgian resistance members, aka lifeline, during world war ii.
Secret army episode 5 part 6 of 6 written by james andrew hall directed by paul annnett cast bernard hepton. This and episode 8 form a two part story line that is, as always, superb. Inspired by the 1977 bbc drama secret army david nobbs brilliant channel 4 comedy series. All three series of secret army are now available on dvd and video unbroadcast episode. Natalie chantrens as juliet hammondhill stephan chase. Bradley introduces himself to kessler posing as a german colleague and dines with him at the candide to gain valuable information. Albert finally gets released from prison and returns to find collaborator graffiti on the restaurant. The definition back in those days was of course poorer than we are used to today, but not enough to spoil the enjoyment and excitement of what was, and is, very tense and at times menacing viewing.
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