Bomber Harris is a 1989 BBC television drama biography based on the life of Arthur Harris, who was Commander-in-chief of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.
Bomber Harris | |
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Written by | Don Shaw |
Directed by | Michael Darlow |
Starring | John Thaw Robert Hardy Frederick Treves Bernard Kay |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Production | |
Producer | Innes Lloyd |
Running time | 85 mins |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 3 September 1989 |
John Thaw played the role of Harris during a period away from filming for Inspector Morse and Robert Hardy returned to the role of Winston Churchill, which had earned him a BAFTA nomination for Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years. The drama was written by Don Shaw, produced by Innes Lloyd and directed by Michael Darlow.
Cast
edit- John Thaw – Arthur Travers Harris
- Robert Hardy – Winston Churchill
- Frederick Treves – Sir Charles Portal
- Bernard Kay – A.M. Sir Robert Saundby
- Sophie Thompson – Jillie Harris
- Richard Heffer – Group Captain Davidson
- Phil Brown – Lord Beaverbrook
- Ronald Fletcher – BBC Newsreader
- David Healy – Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
- William Kerwin – Fred Walsh
- Roger Llewellyn – Rev. John Collins
- John Nettleton – Wing Commander Harry Weldon
- David Quilter – Principal Medical Officer
- Roy Spencer – Magnus Spence
- Julian Harries - Flight Lieutenant John Maze
- Bob Sherman - General Carl Spaatz USAAF
- Ronald Lacey – RAF Officer (uncredited)
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