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The Heroes (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary

From Tom Brown to Bulldog Drummond, from Biggles to Bond, the 20th Century British hero was represented as schoolboy, sleuth, soldier, sailor, sky-pilot and spy, and film portrayed them in all their different personalities - romantic, ...See moreFrom Tom Brown to Bulldog Drummond, from Biggles to Bond, the 20th Century British hero was represented as schoolboy, sleuth, soldier, sailor, sky-pilot and spy, and film portrayed them in all their different personalities - romantic, gritty, superior, gutsy, charming, and even with a tongue-in-cheek humour. Featured stars include Dirk Bogarde, Jack Hawkins, Stewart Granger, Kenneth More, Leslie Howard, David Niven and John Mills in films such as Reach For The Sky, We Dive At Dawn, A Tale Of Two Cities and A Matter Of Life And Death. Written by AS See less
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Writers
Lou Jones (creator) | Maurice Sellar (creator) | Ashley Sidaway (creator) | Robert Sidaway (creator)
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Updated Apr 22, 1987

Release date
Apr 22, 1987 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members
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John Mills
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Dirk Bogarde
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Phyllis Calvert
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Stewart Granger
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John Gregson
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Alec Guinness
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Jack Hawkins
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Leslie Howard
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Kim Hunter
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Roger Livesey
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Herbert Lom
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James Mason
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Douglass Montgomery
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Kenneth More
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David Niven
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Joy Shelton
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Anthony Steel
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Marie Versini
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Anton Walbrook
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