Early in 1939 Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.

Starring:

Alastair Sim, Cyd Hayman, David Webb, Declan Mulholland, Dennis Chinnery, Denys Hawthorne, George Selway, Harold Pinter, Henry Woolf, Hugh Manning, Ian East, Ivor Roberts, Jean Rimmer, John Ringham, John Standing, Julia Chambers, Mark McManus, Maureen Lipman, Michael Byrne, Michael Sheard, Nicholas Ball, Peter O'Toole, Philip Jackson, Ray Mort, Ray Smit

Genre:

Drama, Thriller