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  • The Dragon's Opponent (1973– )
  • TV Series | 50 min | Drama
The Dragon's Opponent (1973– )
TV Series | 50 min | Drama

4-part miniseries dramatising the true-life adventures of Charles "Mad Jack" Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, whose daring wartime exploits included rescuing dozens of refugee European nuclear scientists, a large supply of heavy water and ...See more4-part miniseries dramatising the true-life adventures of Charles "Mad Jack" Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, whose daring wartime exploits included rescuing dozens of refugee European nuclear scientists, a large supply of heavy water and millions of pounds in diamonds just before the Germans captured Paris, and then became a self-taught bomb disposal expert who successfully defused dozens of large German bombs during the London Blitz. Written by Duncan Kimball See less
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Updated Sep 23, 1973

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Sep 23, 1973 (United Kingdom)

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77 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Ronald Pickup
Jack Howard Jack Howard   See fewer
4
Anton Darby
Greville Howard Greville Howard   See fewer
3
Virginia McKenna
Margaret - Countess of Suffolk Margaret - Countess of Suffolk   See fewer
2
Angela Douglas
Beryl Morden Beryl Morden   See fewer
2
Peter Copley
Dr. Gough Dr. Gough   See fewer
2
Vincent Ball
Captain McColm Captain McColm   See fewer
2
Graham Weston
Harry Barnes Harry Barnes   See fewer
2
Veronica Lang
Mimi Crawford Mimi Crawford   See fewer
2
Dennis Edwards
Greenfield Greenfield   See fewer
2
Leslie Schofield
Charlie Charlie   See fewer
1
1
Johnny Briggs
George George   See fewer
1
Peter Duncan
Young Jack Young Jack   See fewer
1
Michael Keating
First mate First mate   See fewer
1
1
Angus MacKay
Lord Curzon Lord Curzon   See fewer
1
Margaret Rawlings
Dowager Countess of Suffolk Dowager Countess of Suffolk   See fewer
1
Peter Miles
General Weygand General Weygand   See fewer
1
William Dexter
19th Earl of Suffolk 19th Earl of Suffolk   See fewer
1
Alexander John
Met Vickers man Met Vickers man   See fewer
1
Brian Cant
Term Officer Term Officer   See fewer
1
Jonathan Moore
Cadet Woods Cadet Woods   See fewer
1
Reg Lye
2nd Shearer 2nd Shearer   See fewer
1
Norman Mitchell
1st Cockney 1st Cockney   See fewer
1
Jack Woolgar
Marshal Petain Marshal Petain   See fewer
1
1
1
Paul Antrim
Porter Porter   See fewer
1
Neville Jason
RE Captain RE Captain   See fewer
1
Brian Grellis
Sergeant Sergeant   See fewer
1
Roy Purcell
Major-General Major-General   See fewer
1
Beryl Cooke
Mrs. Morden Mrs. Morden   See fewer
1
Iain Blair
Batman Batman   See fewer
1
1
1
Shay Gorman
Petty officer Petty officer   See fewer
1
Robert Mill
Senior subaltern Senior subaltern   See fewer
1
1
Craig McFarlane
Little Cis Little Cis   See fewer
1
Alan Downer
Monsieur Bichelonne Monsieur Bichelonne   See fewer
1
Alan Tucker
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
1
John Herrington
Dr. Kowarski Dr. Kowarski   See fewer
1
Edward Brooks
Captain of Osborne Captain of Osborne   See fewer
1
Roger Monk
Young Cis Young Cis   See fewer
1
1
1
Alec Bregonzi
French diner French diner   See fewer
1
Lawrence Davidson
French clerk French clerk   See fewer
1
David Rolfe
Lt. - Col. Golding Lt. - Col. Golding   See fewer
1
Leon Sinden
Churchill Churchill   See fewer
1
Kenneth Benda
Air Vice-Marshal Air Vice-Marshal   See fewer
1
David Morrell
Col. Edward Gilette Col. Edward Gilette   See fewer
1
Ray Knight
RAF officer RAF officer   See fewer
1
Roy Hanlon
Captain Paulsen Captain Paulsen   See fewer
1
Kirk Clugston
Cadet Glover Cadet Glover   See fewer
1
Richard Ommanney
Schoolmaster Schoolmaster   See fewer
1
Paul Hennen
Blakely Blakely   See fewer
1
Mark Praid
Little Jack Little Jack   See fewer
1
Adrian Pearson
Gendarme Gendarme   See fewer
1
Kristine Howarth
Sister Goulding Sister Goulding   See fewer
1
1
Jonathan Wright
Young Greville Young Greville   See fewer
1
Eric McCaine
Adjutant Adjutant   See fewer
1
Anthony Powell
Coachman Coachman   See fewer
1
Jay Neill
French officer French officer   See fewer
1
1
Alastair Meldrum
Drill Sergeant Drill Sergeant   See fewer
1
Sally Lewis
Miss Godfrey Miss Godfrey   See fewer
1
John DeVaut
Churchill's ADC Churchill's ADC   See fewer
1
1
Mark Blackwell Baker
Cecil 'Cis' Howard Cecil 'Cis' Howard   See fewer
1
Pamela Saire
Lady diner Lady diner   See fewer
1
Lila Valmere
French governess French governess   See fewer
1
Paul Ambrose
Little Greville Little Greville   See fewer
1
Julian Peters
Cadet Hutchinson Cadet Hutchinson   See fewer
1
Nigel Stevens
2nd Cockney 2nd Cockney   See fewer
1
James Locker
Under-secretary Under-secretary   See fewer
1
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