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The Execution

Episode 4 of 7

Sitcom set in occupied France during World War II. Rene is captured by German troops while on a sabotage mission.

General Von Klinkenhoff of the German High Command is to arrive in Nouvion by train. Von Strohm and Geering are not keen to see him as he will find out about their incompetence, so allow themselves to assist the Resistance in blowing up his train. The General survives and various suspects are arrested, but ultimately only Rene is identified as a saboteur and is sentenced to be shot.

30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
René ArtoisGorden Kaye
Edith ArtoisCarmen Silvera
Yvette Carte-BlancheVicki Michelle
Michelle DuboisKirsten Cooke
Maria RecamierFrancesca Gonshaw
Roger LeClerkJack Haig
Kurt von StrohmRichard Marner
Helga GeerhartKim Hartman
Hubert GruberGuy Siner
Otto FlickRichard Gibson
FannyRose Hill
Hans GeeringSam Kelly
Flying Officer FairfaxJohn D Collins
Flying Officer CarstairsNicholas Frankau
Monsieur AlfonseKenneth Connor
German SergeantMichael Stainton
WriterJeremy Lloyd
WriterDavid Croft

Broadcasts

  • Fri 28 Sep 198419:25
  • Fri 11 Oct 201315:45
  • Thu 2 Apr 201516:15