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The Purple Plain

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Second World War drama. Squadron Leader Forrester's wife is killed on their wedding night during an air raid. Several years later, the pilot is still coming to terms with the tragedy when his plane crashes in Burma. Review page 45.
Director Robert Parrish (1954)

Contributors

Director:
Robert Parrish
Sqn Ldr Forrester:
Gregory Peck
Anna:
Than Min Win
Dr Harris:
Bernard Lee
Blore:
Maurice Denham
MissMcNab:
Brenda de Banzie
MrPhang:
Ram Gopal
Carrington:
Lyndon Brook
Commander Aldridge:
Anthony Bushell
Sergeant Brown:
Jack McNaughton
Navigator Williams:
Harold Siddons
Source: Radio Times

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