| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 11 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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DVD features: "Bomb squard" episode from the History Channel's series Suicide missions. |
| Contents |
disc 1. Dead man's shoes ; Unsung heroes ; Just like a woman ; Cast iron killer -- disc 2 The silver lining ; The quiet weekend ; Digging out -- disc 3. Bad company ; Seventeen seconds to glory ; Butterfly winter ; Dead letter -- disc 4. The pier ; With love from Adolf ; Bomb squad. |
| Cast |
Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson. |
| Credits |
Directors, Ferdinand Fairfax (episodes 1,2,7 and 8), Roy Ward Baker (episodes 3 and 10), Jeremy Summers (episode 4), Henry Herbert (episodes 5 and 13), Douglas Camfield (episodes 9 and 12), Simon Langton (episode 11) ; writers, John Hawkesworth (episodes 1,2,5,9, and 13), Jeremy Paul (episodes 3,6, and 10), Don Shaw (episodes 4,8, and 12), Paul Wheeler (episode 7), Kenneth Clark (episode 11) ; director of photography, Norman Langley ; editor, John Trumper ; music, Simon Park. |
| Note |
DVD release of the Thames Television series Danger UXB. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Summary |
During WWII, the Nazi's dropped some bombs that were not designed to detonate on imact. These unexploded time bombs, UXBs, posed one of the greatest risks to the people and property of England. It was the job of real-life heroes of the bomb disposal squads to defuse them. Danger UXB is the story of the loves and lives, victories and defeats, played against the background of a nation gripped by war. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Ordnance disposal units -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Television programs Great Britain.
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| Added Author |
Andrews, Anthony, 1948- actor.
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Geeson, Judy, 1948-
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Hawkesworth, John, producer.
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Euston Films Limited.
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Thames Television, ltd.
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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| Added Title |
Danger, unexploded time bombs |
| ISBN |
0767076923 (set) |
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9780767076920 (set) |
| Music No. |
AAE-71730 A & E |
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