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Pathfinders (1972–1973, aka The Pathfinders) is an ITV drama set in the Second World War, telling the story of the fictitious Royal Air Force 192 Pathfinder squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for the RAF's heavy bombers.[citation needed]
Pathfinders | |
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Created by | Gerry Brown |
Starring | Robert Urquhart Jack Watling Julian Orchard |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 13 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 27 September 1972 25 January 1973 | –
The series used radio controlled Avro Lancaster models for the flying scenes.[citation needed] The technical adviser for the series was Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie. The music was by Malcolm Lockyer.[citation needed]
Cast list
edit- Wing Commander MacPhearson – Robert Urquhart (13 episodes)
- Doc Saxon – Jack Watling (12)
- The Padre – Julian Orchard (4)
- Squadron Leader Shanks – Jack May (3)
- Flight Lieutenant Doug Phillips – Christopher Cazenove (2)
Episodes
editIn 2006, Simply Media released the series on DVD in the UK.[1] Despite being sold as "The Complete Series", the release is actually missing Episode 8 "Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils", without any explanation. The episode was also missing from the 2002 four-tape UK VHS release of Pathfinders from DD Video, although the episode was released in the US on VHS using the title "Assignment Top Secret".[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Pathfinders The Complete Series 5-DVD Set". renownfilms.co.uk. UK: Renown Pictors Limited. Retrieved 3 February 2023.