Screen One A Breed of Heroes (Season 6, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Screen One

A Breed of Heroes (Season 6, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In 1971, fresh-faced, eager for heroics, the young officers arrive in Belfast. Pelted with rocks by kids, sniped at by the IRA, they take refuge in sex, black humour and the weird rituals of the officers' mess.

Director

Diarmuid Lawrence

Writers

Alan Judd (novel) | Charles Wood

Producer

Andrée Molyneux

Editor

Kate Evans

Production Designer

Grenville Horner

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 4, 1994

Release date

Sep 4, 1994 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

16 wins & 13 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Samuel West Lt. Charles Thoroughgood Lt. Charles Thoroughgood See fewer	Howards End (1992)
Patrick Drury Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith Maj. Anthony Hamilton-Smith See fewer	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
Nicholas Farrell Lt. Collan Gowrie Lt. Collan Gowrie See fewer	Chariots of Fire (1981)
Robert Bathurst Maj. Edward Lumley Maj. Edward Lumley See fewer	Cold Feet (1997)
Alexander Armstrong Capt. Henry Sandy Capt. Henry Sandy See fewer	The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007)
Daniel Flynn Lt. Tim Bryant Lt. Tim Bryant See fewer	Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)
Julian Rhind-Tutt Lt. Tim Bryant Lt. Tim Bryant See fewer	Notting Hill (1999)
William Tapley Lt. Phillip Lamb Lt. Phillip Lamb See fewer	Stormbreaker (2006)
Jonathan Firth LCpl. Winn LCpl. Winn See fewer	Victoria & Albert (2001)
Anthony Watson LCpl. Winn LCpl. Winn See fewer	The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ (1985)
David Barrass Sgt. Maj. Bone Sgt. Maj. Bone See fewer	Flawless (2007)
Shaun Dingwall Lance-Corporal Lance-Corporal See fewer	Maigret: Night at the Crossroads (2017)
Brendan Fleming Wounded Boy's Father Wounded Boy's Father See fewer	Judge Dredd (1995)
Richard Griffiths Brian Beazely Brian Beazely See fewer	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Natascha McElhone Janet Janet See fewer	Solaris (2002)
Neil Roberts Lieutenant Philip Lamb Lieutenant Philip Lamb See fewer	Nick Fury: Agent of Shield (1998)
Jake Wood LCpl. Stagg LCpl. Stagg See fewer	EastEnders (1985)