Gladiators of World War II Special Operations Executive (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

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Gladiators of World War II

Special Operations Executive (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | Documentary, History, War

Britain's SOE was a covert force established in 1940 to support the Resistance movement in Nazi-occupied Europe. Trained in radio use, unarmed combat and sabotage, many parachuted or were dropped by submarine behind enemy lines.

Director

Charles Messenger

Writer

Charles Messenger

Editor

Richard Walker

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Updated Dec 31, 2002

Release date

2002 (United Kingdom)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Albert Adlington Self - Camouflage Section (archive footage) Self - Camouflage Section (archive footage) See fewer	Secret Agent (2000)
Vera Atkins Self - Intelligence Officer (archive footage) Self - Intelligence Officer (archive footage) See fewer
Tony Brooks Self - Circuit Organiser (archive footage) Self - Circuit Organiser (archive footage) See fewer
Francis Cammaerts Self - Circuit Organiser (archive footage) Self - Circuit Organiser (archive footage) See fewer	This Is Your Life (1955)
Yvonne Cormeau Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) See fewer	Wish Me Luck (1987)
Kenneth MacKenzie Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) See fewer
Jos Mulder-Gemmke Self - Circuit Organiser & Courier (archive footage) Self - Circuit Organiser & Courier (archive footage) See fewer
Robert Powell Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Rose Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) See fewer
Harry Rée Self - Circuit Organiser (archive footage) (as Harry Ree) Self - Circuit Organiser (archive footage) (as Harry Ree) See fewer	School for Danger (1947)
Harry Sporborg Self - Staff Officer (archive footage) Self - Staff Officer (archive footage) See fewer
Brian Stonehouse Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) Self - Radio Operator (archive footage) See fewer	Secrets of War (1998)
Chris Woodhouse Self - SOE Agent (archive footage) (as Major Chris Woodhouse) Self - SOE Agent (archive footage) (as Major Chris Woodhouse) See fewer	Secret Agent (2000)
Maurice Buckmaster Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Moonstrike (1963)
Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Reinhard Heydrich Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Triumph of the Will (1935)
Haile Selassie Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend (2011)
Orde Wingate Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer