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The Cockleshell Heroes

Duration: 1 hour, 33 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Wartime drama. A maverick British Army Reserve major must work with a veteran captain and a group of incorrigible recruits to attempt what is generally regarded as a suicide mission - the covert destruction of the entire German shipyard in occupied France. Show less

Contributors

Major Stringer:
Jose Ferrer
Captain Thompson:
Trevor Howard
Myrtie:
Dora Bryan
Sergeant Craig:
Victor Maddern
Marine Clarke:
Anthony Newley
Marine Ruddock:
David Lodge
Marine Stevens:
Peter Arne
Marine Lomas:
Percy Herbert
Marine Booth:
Graham Stewart
Marine Cooney:
John Fabian
Director:
Jose Ferrer

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