Name: The Dragon's Opponent
Released: 14 Oct 1973
Rating: 0.00
Cast: Ronald Pickup, Anton Darby, Virginia McKenna, Angela Douglas, Peter Copley

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Sep 23, 1973

1 - 1

Rebellion Sep 23, 1973
1 - 2

Banishment Sep 30, 1973
1 - 3

The Drawn Sword Oct 07, 1973
1 - 4

The Battle Oct 14, 1973

Overview

4-part miniseries dramatising the true-life adventures of Charles "Mad Jack" Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, whose daring wartime exploits included rescuing dozens of refugee European nuclear scientists, a large supply of heavy water and millions of pounds in diamonds just before the Germans captured Paris, and then became a self-taught bomb disposal expert who successfully defused dozens of large German bombs during the London Blitz.

Year 1973

Studio BBC One

Director

Crew Colin Morris (Writer), Anthony Read (Producer)

Popularity 1.034

Language