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The Purple Plain

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring
Gregory Peck Win Min Than Bernard Lee
Maurice Denham
Brenda De Banzie
1945. In the sweltering heat of the Burmese jungle the officers and men of an RAF station are increasingly disturbed by the strange behaviour of Squadron Leader Forrester. After meeting Anna, a beautiful Burmese girl, Forrester is seemingly a changed man.
But his life is to take a nightmare turn....
Screenplay by ERIC AMBLER based on H. E. BATES's novel
Produced by JOHN BRYAN
Directed by ROBERT PARRISH
* FILMS: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Gregory Peck
Unknown:
Bernard Lee
Unknown:
Maurice Denham
Unknown:
Brenda de Banzie
Play By:
Eric Ambler
Produced By:
John Bryan
Directed By:
Robert Parrish
Forrester:
Gregory Peck
Anna:
Win Min Than
Dr Harris:
Bernard Lee
Blore:
Maurice Denham
Mr Phang:
Ram Gopal
Miss McNab:
Brenda de Banzie
Carrington:
Lyndon Brook
Aldridge:
Anthony Bushell
Sgt Brown:
Jack McNaughton
Navigator Williams:
Harold Siddons
Source: Radio Times

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