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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?
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Sat 10 Aug 2024
12:35
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu | Clifton Webb |
| Lucy Sherwood | Gloria Grahame |
| Lieutenant George Acres | Robert Flemyng |
| Patrick O'Reilly | Stephen Boyd |
| Pam | Josephine Griffin |
| Sir Bernard Spilsbury | AndrΓ© Morell |
| Admiral Cross | Laurence Naismith |
| General Nye | Geoffrey Keen |
| General Coburn | Michael Hordern |
| The Father | Moultrie Kelsall |
| Taxi Driver | Cyril Cusack |
| Landlady | Joan Hickson |
| Joe | William Russell |
| Club Porter | Miles Malleson |
| Shop Assistant | Richard Wattis |
| Director | Ronald Neame |
| Producer | Andre Hakim |
Broadcasts
Sun 7 Nov 1965 19:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London- Sat 6 Nov 1971 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One East Midlands & London only
- Sun 19 Nov 1989 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Tue 2 Apr 1991 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Christmas Eve 1991 11:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Fri 12 Jul 1996 18:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Tue 30 Dec 1997 18:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Sat 10 Apr 2004 18:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
Mon 1 May 2006 19:20- Sat 31 Mar 2007 17:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Sat 29 Sep 2007 16:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire
- Wed 27 Dec 2017 16:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland & HD only
- Sat 28 Jul 2018 13:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sat 28 Jul 2018 13:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland, England & HD only
- Sat 28 Jul 2018 14:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 31 Aug 2019 15:20
- Fri 8 May 2020 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Wales & 1 more only
- Mon 2 Jan 2023 12:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Wales HD, Northern Ireland HD, Northern Ireland & 1 more only
- Sun 29 Oct 2023 12:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 29 Oct 2023 12:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 10 Aug 2024 12:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland HD, Northern Ireland & 1 more only
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