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When Eight Bells Toll

BBC One
on BBC One London

Starring Anthony Hopkins, Robert Morley, Jack Hawkins

Adapted by Alistair MacLean from his bestselling novel, this tense thriller is set in stunning Scottish locations. Naval secret agent, Philip Calvert, and his aide, Hunslett, are sent to investigate the piracy of gold bullion ships in the Irish Sea. Their quest leads them to the small port of Torbay where they find a shipping magnate, his strangely incompatible wife and a generous helping of danger....

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Contributors

Author/Based on his own novel:
Alistair MacLean
Producer:
Elliot Kastner
Director:
Etienne Perier
Philip Calvert:
Anthony Hopkins
Uncle Arthur:
Robert Morley
Charlotte Skouras:
Nathalie Delon
Sir Anthony Skouras:
Jack Hawkins
Hunslett:
Corin Redgrave
Lord Charnley:
Derek Bond
Lavorsky:
Ferdy Mayne
Helicopter pilot:
Maurice Roeves
Tim Hutchinson:
Leon Collins
Sue Kirkside:
Wendy Allnutt
Source: Radio Times

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