The Dam Busters

Duration: 1 hour, 59 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 17^th Oct 2010, 23:30 on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th Oct 2010, 00:00 on BBC Two Scotland

The true story of the WWII bombing of the Ruhr dams in Germany, and the invention by Barnes Wallis of a dedicated bouncing bomb to enable them to do the job. With Richard Todd.

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Wing Commander Guy Gibson:: Richard Todd
Doctor BN Wallis:: Michael Redgrave
Group Captain JNH Whitworth:: Derek Farr
Mrs Wallis:: Ursula Jeans
Committee Member:: Frederick Leister
Committee Member:: Laidman Browne
Official:: Raymond Huntley
Director:: Michael Anderson
Writer:: RC Sherriff

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