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We Dive at Dawn

World War II drama about a mission to hunt and destroy a dangerous German battleship in the Baltic, which goes wrong when the British submarine Sea Tiger runs short on fuel. A crew member with a flair for the German language is forced to disembark on an enemy-occupied Danish island.

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1 hour, 32 minutes

Last on

Sat 21 Feb 202614:05
BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD

Credits

Lieutenant Freddie TaylorJohn Mills
CPO Dicky DabbsReginald Purdell
James HobsonEric Portman
Lieutenant JohnsonRonald Millar
Lieutenant BraceLouis Bradfield
PO Mike CorriganNiall MacGinnis
Ethel DabbsJoan Hopkins
Alice HobsonJosephine Wilson
Lieutenant GordonJack Watling
CPO DuncanCaven Watson
DirectorAnthony Asquith
ProducerEdward Black
WriterJB Williams
WriterValerie Valentine

Broadcasts

  • Sun 17 Feb 200815:30
    BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
  • Sun 17 Feb 200816:25
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 5 Jul 200819:00
    BBC Four
  • Boxing Day 200817:25
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 27 Dec 200814:05
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Mon 3 May 201019:30
    BBC Four
  • Boxing Day 201014:55
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 23 Oct 201116:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 13 Nov 201312:00
    BBC Two HD, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Sat 9 Aug 201414:05
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 22 Jul 201514:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sun 7 Feb 201613:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 31 Dec 201613:45
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 1 Apr 201708:25
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 21 Feb 202613:05
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sat 21 Feb 202614:05
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only

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