Main content
The Eagle Has Landed
All-action World War II adventure. A squad of German paratroopers is sent to England to kidnap Winston Churchill. Based on the bestseller by Jack Higgins.
All-action World War II adventure. On the morning of 6 November 1943, the military authorities in Berlin receive a simple message - 'The Eagle Has Landed'. In a daring kidnap attempt, a small force of crack German paratroopers are poised to snatch Winston Churchill and return with him to Germany. If they succeed in their mission, it could alter the course of the war. Who can stop them?
Last on
Thu 18 Jul 2024
20:00
![]()
Writer Jack Higgins on Desert Island Discs
The Eagle Has Landed author is Roy Plomley's castaway in this 1981 archive recording.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Colonel Steiner | Michael Caine |
| Liam Devlin | Donald Sutherland |
| Colonel Radl | Robert Duvall |
| Molly | Jenny Agutter |
| Captain Clark | Treat Williams |
| Colonel Pitts | Larry Hagman |
| Director | John Sturges |
| Producer | Jack Wiener |
| Writer | Tom Mankiewicz |
Broadcasts
Tue 27 Dec 1988 21:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London- Sat 27 Apr 1991 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sat 10 Jun 1995 22:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Tue 2 Dec 1997 22:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Fri 3 Dec 1999 22:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
- Sun 11 Jun 2006 23:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One London
Sun 28 Dec 2008 13:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, South East & Yorkshire- Sun 20 Dec 2009 16:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 28 Aug 2010 16:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, Northern Ireland & Wales only
- Sat 2 Jul 2011 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales & England only
- New Year's Day 2012 16:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland, England & Wales only
- New Year's Day 2012 17:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 18 May 2013 16:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & England only
- New Year's Day 2014 13:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- Mon 25 Aug 2014 21:00
- Sat 27 Dec 2014 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & Wales only
- New Year's Day 2016 14:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, England & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 31 Dec 2016 15:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, England, Wales & HD only
- Boxing Day 2017 13:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
- New Year's Day 2019 14:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland, Northern Ireland, England, HD & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sun 6 Jan 2019 19:00
- Mon 6 May 2019 11:05Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales, Wales HD, Northern Ireland & 1 more only
- Sat 28 Dec 2019 16:40Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland
- Sat 9 May 2020 16:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Northern Ireland HD, Wales, Wales HD & 1 more only
- Sat 19 Dec 2020 18:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Wales, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD & 1 more only
- Sun 2 Jan 2022 15:50Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Wales & 1 more only
- Sat 17 Dec 2022 19:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Northern Ireland HD, Wales HD, Northern Ireland & 1 more only
- Sat 4 Mar 2023 14:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England, HD, Northern Ireland, Wales, Wales HD & 1 more only
- Thu 9 Mar 2023 21:00
- Sat 6 Apr 2024 14:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 6 Apr 2024 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 6 Apr 2024 16:25Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD & England only
- Thu 11 Apr 2024 20:30
- Sat 13 Jul 2024 15:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two HD, England, Wales & Wales HD only
- Thu 18 Jul 2024 20:00
Featured in...
![]()
Christmas TV 2020
2020's Christmas TV on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
![]()
Films
Evocative, heartwarming, compelling - Films on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two.
