Life at Stake (1978)
Synopsis
A series of eight dramatic reconstructions of stories which made the headlines.
First Air Date: 1978-02-17
Last Air Date: 1978-04-14
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Frank Duncan as Narrator
- Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Tiede Herrema
- Frank Grimes as Eddie Gallagher
- Philip Jackson as Mallison
- Valerie Holliman as June Chapman
- Anthony Bate as Gerard Vaders
- Tony Osoba as Hijacker
- John Abineri as Elfgen
- Anthony Daniels as Ulrich Wessel
- Fredric Abbott as Senior Constable
Seasons
Season 1 (1978)
No overview available for this season.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Are You Dr. Herrema?
A Dutch factory manager working in Ireland is kidnapped by the IRA.
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Ep. 2: Mayday for Pisces III
A small submersible sinks off the coast of Ireland, leading to the deepest sub rescue in history.
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Ep. 3: The Train That Never Arrived
In 1975, South Moluccan terrorists hijack a train in the Netherlands.
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Ep. 4: So, Who's Sick?
The story of the 1975 siege of the West German embassy in Stockholm by members of the Baader-Meinhof Gang.
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Ep. 5: The Million Dollar Children
The story of the Faraday School kidnapping in 1972, when two plasterers kidnapped six female pupils and their teacher from a school in rural Australia and demanded a million-dollar ransom.
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Ep. 6: Houston... We've Got a Problem
The story of the Apollo 13 mission and how disaster was narrowly averted.
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Ep. 7: Somewhere Between Cambridge Bay and Yellowknife
When a light aircraft crashes in the Canadian Arctic in 1972, the pilot finds himself forced to extremes to survive.
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Ep. 8: James Cross Will Be Executed
In 1970, a British diplomat is kidnapped in Montreal by the Quebec Liberation Front.
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