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Duration: 1 hour, 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Biopic that chronicles the true story of visionary Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell and his test pilot Geoffrey Crisp. Show more

Contributors

RJ Mitchell:
Leslie Howard
Geoffrey Crisp:
David Niven
Diana Mitchell:
Rosamund John
Commander Bride:
Roland Culver
Miss Harper:
Annie Firth
Mr Higgins:
David Horne
Sir Robert McLean:
JH Roberts
Squadron Leader Jefferson:
Derrick de Marney
Mabel Lovesay:
Rosalyn Boulter
MacPherson:
Herbert Cameron
Lady Lucy Houston:
Toni Edgar-Bruce
Major Buchan:
Gordon McLeod
Mr Henry Royce:
George Skillan
Willy Messerschmitt:
Erik Freund
Von Straben:
Fritz Wendhausen
Von Crantz:
Victor Beaumont
Director:
Leslie Howard
Producer:
George King

Duration: 1 hour, 34 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

World War II drama based on a true story. The tanker San Demetrio struggles to deliver its cargo of aviation fuel to England during the Battle of the Atlantic.

Contributors

Chief Engineer Charles Pollard:
Walter Fitzgerald
Greaser John Boyle:
Mervyn Johns
Second Officer Hawkins:
Ralph Michael
Yank Preston:
Robert Beatty
Boatswain WE Fletcher:
Frederick Piper
Messboy John Jamieson:
Gordon Jackson
Pumpman Davies:
Herbert Cameron
Cadet Roy Housden:
Michael Allen
Third Engineer Willey:
Neville Mapp
Apprentice John Jones:
Barry Letts
Captain George Waite:
Arthur Young
Director:
Charles Frend