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The Man Who Never Was

Espionage thriller based on the true story of an intelligence officer who plans an elaborate hoax to fool the Nazis into thinking the Allies are about to invade Greece, not Sicily.

Espionage thriller in which a British intelligence officer plans an elaborate hoax in the spring of 1943 to fool the Germans into thinking the Allies are about to invade Greece, not Sicily. The plan calls for the navy to float a dead body carrying false identification and information so that the Germans will pick it up. The first part of the mission succeeds, but will the Nazis take the bait?

1 hour, 38 minutes

Last on

Thu 27 Feb 202520:00

Credits

RoleContributor
Lieutenant Commander Ewen MontaguClifton Webb
Lucy SherwoodGloria Grahame
Lieutenant George AcresRobert Flemyng
Patrick O'ReillyStephen Boyd
PamJosephine Griffin
Sir Bernard SpilsburyAndré Morell
Admiral CrossLaurence Naismith
General NyeGeoffrey Keen
General CoburnMichael Hordern
The FatherMoultrie Kelsall
Taxi DriverCyril Cusack
LandladyJoan Hickson
JoeWilliam Russell
Club PorterMiles Malleson
Shop AssistantRichard Wattis
DirectorRonald Neame
ProducerAndre Hakim

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Nov 196519:25
  • Sat 6 Nov 197118:30
  • Sun 19 Nov 198915:00
  • Tue 2 Apr 199118:00
  • Christmas Eve 199111:40
  • Fri 12 Jul 199618:50
  • Tue 30 Dec 199718:00
  • Sat 10 Apr 200418:25
  • Mon 1 May 200619:20
  • Sat 31 Mar 200717:55
  • Sat 29 Sep 200716:20
  • Wed 27 Dec 201716:20
  • Sat 28 Jul 201813:25
  • Sat 28 Jul 201813:30
  • Sat 28 Jul 201814:25
  • Sat 31 Aug 201915:20
  • Fri 8 May 202013:00
  • Mon 2 Jan 202312:40
  • Sun 29 Oct 202312:10
  • Sun 29 Oct 202312:30
  • Sat 10 Aug 202412:35
  • Thu 27 Feb 202520:00

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