Orde Wingate For the Sword of the Lord and of Gideon (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Drama

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Orde Wingate

For the Sword of the Lord and of Gideon (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Drama

Wingate finds himself at odds with British policy when he supports a Jewish Palestine. His training of the Jewish minority sees him posted to Ethopia to run an anti-aircraft battery. Wingate begins patrols to harass the Italian positions.

Director

Bill Hays

Writer

Don Shaw

Producer

Innes Lloyd

Production Designer

David Myerscough-Jones

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Updated Jul 23, 1976

Release date

Jul 23, 1976 (United Kingdom)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Barry Foster Orde Wingate Orde Wingate See fewer	Frenzy (1972)
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James Cosmo Brigadier Calvert Brigadier Calvert See fewer	Braveheart (1995)
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Sandor Elès David Mitzman David Mitzman See fewer	Love and Death (1975)
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Bernard Hepton Palmer Palmer See fewer	Get Carter (1971)
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