BBC Play of the Month The Parachute (Season 3, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 77 min | Drama

BBC Play of the Month

The Parachute (Season 3, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 77 min | Drama

As the Nazis grow ever more powerful in Germany, Werner grows up in an aristocratic household, hating his domineering father and making enemies in high places.

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Updated Jan 21, 1968

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Jan 21, 1968 (United Kingdom)

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3 wins & 14 nominations

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Alan Badel Father Father See fewer	The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Jill Bennett Anna Anna See fewer	The Nanny (1965)
John Osborne Werner Roger Werner Roger See fewer	Tom Jones (1963)
Isabel Dean Mother Mother See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1971)
Esmond Knight Helmut Helmut See fewer	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Drewe Henley Klaus Klaus See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Barry Jackson Koepfer Koepfer See fewer	Wimbledon (2004)
Frank Barry Werner, as a boy Werner, as a boy See fewer	Vanity Fair (1967)
John J. Carney Corporal Corporal See fewer	A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Norman Jones Sergeant Sergeant See fewer	You Only Live Twice (1967)
Desmond Perry Officer Officer See fewer	Tolka Row (1964)
Marc Karlin Anna's boy Anna's boy See fewer	For Memory (1986)
Lionel Hamilton Schacht Schacht See fewer	David Copperfield (1966)
Molly Hewitt Frau Schacht Frau Schacht See fewer	The World of Wooster (1965)
Leslie Noyes Waiter Waiter See fewer	Dad's Army (1971)
Lindsay Anderson Holz Holz See fewer	If.... (1968)
Barry Dupres Paratrooper Paratrooper See fewer	Quick Before They Catch Us (1966)
Royston Farrell Paratrooper Paratrooper See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Sylvester Morand Paratrooper Paratrooper See fewer	Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Victor Munt Paratrooper Paratrooper See fewer	Moonstrike (1963)
David Christie Murray Paratrooper Paratrooper See fewer	Armchair Theatre (1956)
Stephen Whittaker Paratrooper Paratrooper See fewer	The Rocket Post (2004)
Richard Stroud Werner as a Boy Werner as a Boy See fewer	Spy Trap (1972)