Danger UXB

Danger UXB (1979)

IMDb Rating

7.8

Actor

Crew

Anthony Andrews	Lt. Brian Ash
Maurice Roëves	Sgt. James
Judy Geeson	Susan Mount
David Auker	Sapper Baines
Alfie Bass	Reg Preston
John Bowler	Sapper John Scott
Nick Brimble	2nd Lt. Peter Greshem
David Buck	Stephen
Osmund Bullock	Lt. Alan Pringle
Bryan Burdon	Sapper Binns
Peter Cartwright	Maj. Luckhurst
Norman Chappell	Cpl. Mould
Kenneth Cranham	Sapper/LCpl. Jack Salt
Iain Cuthbertson	Dr. David Gillespie
Kenneth Farrington	Capt. 'Fanny' Francis
George Innes	Sapper/LCpl. Wilkins
Gordon Kane	Sapper Gordon Mulley
Nick Tate
Ken Kitson	Cpl. Samuel Horrocks

Director	Roy Ward Baker; Douglas Camfield
Producer	Johnny Goodman; John Hawkesworth
Writer	John Hawkesworth; Kenneth Clark

Plot

The year is 1940, and the blitzkrieg is in full force. A furious battle is waging 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, all 13 compelling and intelligently written episodes of this series are now available on DVD for the first time.

Movie Details

Genre

Drama; Television; War

Studio

	Euston Films
	FreemantleMedia Ltd.
	A&E Television Networks

Movie Release Date

1979

Country

USA

Language	English
Audience Rating	NR
Running Time	650
Color	Color

Episodes & Features
Episode 1	Dead Man's Shoes Newly-promoted Second Lieutentant Brian Ash joins his new regiment only to find that they are assigned to bomb disposal in London. Ash is thrown in at the deep end when he and his men are sent to a bomb site.
Episode 2	Unsung Heroes Ash tackles a bomb that is not considered vital with a new fuse extractor that doesn't work properly. New Lieutenant Machin is placed with Ash to get some on-the-job training. Major Francis criticises Ash after a patriotic magazine article profiles 347 Section.
Episode 3	Just like a Woman Ash and Machin are recalled to London from a bomb disposal course and attend to a bomb in a school yard that is dangerously close to a telephone exchange. When another bomb is uncovered close by, Ash reluctantly allows Machin to defuse the his first bomb.
Episode 4	Cast Iron Killer Ash is ordered to take a defused bomb direct to a scientist working on ways to get around the booby-trap timer.
Episode 5	The Silver Lining A bomb under a nightclub provides 347 Section with an opportunity for a little recreation. Ash admits that he is smitten with Susan.
Episode 6	The Quiet Weekend Ash and Susan go off for a quiet weekend away but Ash is recalled to deal with an unexploded bomb and Susan returns home to find her husband waiting for her.
Episode 7	Digging Out Ash works on a bomb outside a destroyed office building while the men of 347 Section try to rescue a woman trapped inside and with another bomb right beside her.
Episode 8	Bad Company Newly-promoted Major Francis takes command of the unit and proceeds to enforce new disciplines, but his chief target seems to be Ash and his men.
Episode 9	Seventeen Seconds to Glory 347 Section cooperates with the Royal Navy to deal with a bomb that has a 17-second fuse. Ash decides to ask Susan to marry him.
Episode 10	Butterfly Winter The Germans have been dropping a new butterfly bomb that are proving difficult to defuse. 347 Section is one of a number of units called to a small English village to deal with them.
Episode 11	Dead Letter Ash is assigned to Cambridge to help Dr. Gillespie with the new Y fuse, and meets Susan again.
Episode 12	The Pier The Company packs up and moves to the coast where they are to clear the beaches of dozens of British mines laid in preparation for a German invasion.
Episode 13	With Love from Adolf Ash convalesces after a near-fatal accident while defusing a mine. With his mobility severely impaired, he is to be reassigned to light duties away from the bomb disposal unit.
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