Danger UXB (1979)★ 8.4/10
- Action
- Drama
- History
- Thriller
- War
Directed by: Ferdinand Fairfax, Roy Ward Baker, Douglas Camfield, Henry Herbert, Simon Langton
Written by: A.B. Hartley, John Hawkesworth, John Whitney, Jeremy Paul, Don Shaw
The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional Royal Engineer Tunnelling Company 97, which has been made a bomb disposal unit to deal with the thousands of unexploded bombs ("UXBs") in London during the Battle of Britain.
- Original title
- Danger UXB
- Storyline
- Brian Ash is a young lieutenant who is assigned to a UXB unit in the early days of World War II. UXB (UneXploded Bomb) is the signal that an aerial bomb has not exploded. Ash's job is to deactivate German bombs, some of which have fuses specifically designed to kill him.
- Rating
- 8.4 / 10 · 1,192
- Companies
- Euston Films, Thames Television, Digital Entertainment Ltd., ITV - Independent Television, Masterpiece Theatre, Network DVD, Old Gold Media, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Release dates
- GB January 8, 1979
- US January 4, 1981
- SE June 1, 1989