Drama 61-67 Drama '61: The Cruel Day (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama

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Drama 61-67

Drama '61: The Cruel Day (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama

The Captain's transfer to a lonely outpost in Algeria may have appeared merely a routine posting to him. But dealing with the rebels forces him to face a problem he has shirked all his life: it forces him to face himself.

Writer

Reginald Rose

Producer

Herbert Wise

Production Designer

Tom Lingwood

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Updated Mar 19, 1961

Release date

Mar 19, 1961 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Arne Lieutenant Lieutenant See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Michael Caridia Michel Michel See fewer	Vanity Fair (1956)
Joseph Cuby Yazid Yazid See fewer	Danger Man (1960)
Marius Goring Captain Captain See fewer	The Red Shoes (1948)
Miki Iveria Mother Mother See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Phyllis Montefiore Old Woman Old Woman See fewer	Somerset Maugham Hour (1960)
Hugh Morton Father Rucquoi Father Rucquoi See fewer	Rebecca (1979)
George Pravda Father Father See fewer	Thunderball (1965)
Anthony Sagar Sergeant Sergeant See fewer	Swallows and Amazons (1963)
Margot Van der Burgh Nicole Nicole See fewer	Great Expectations (1959)