Behind the Scenes
Season 1
A five-part serial that looks at how Secret Army - the BBC drama series about Second World War escape lines - was conceived, scripted, cast, designed, rehearsed, directed and produced. Additional background comes from real-life RAF escapees, who relate their own vivid adventures in Occupied Europe.
Where to Watch Behind the Scenes • Season 1
5 Episodes
- We are not writing HamletE1
We are not writing HamletThis programme examines the roles of producer Gerard Glaister, story editor John Brason, scriptwriter Willis Hall and technical adviser Group-Captain Bill Randle. Bill Randle and other RAF escapees relate their own vivid adventures in occupied Europe. - All those people were heroesE2
All those people were heroesEnter leading actors Bernard Hepton, Jan Francis, and director Ken Ives... followed by a boy - 10-year-old child actor Max Harris. Major Donald Darling remembers the heroes - the 'helpers' who sheltered, passed on and often died for the RAF escapees. - I enjoy it when it's overE3
I enjoy it when it's overDirector Ken Ives and cameraman Godfrey Johnson on location in Belgium. Meanwhile on the other side of the Channel, Austin Ruddy is at work designing a Brussels rooftop for a sequence to be filmed at Ealing by another of Secret Army's directors, Paul Annett. - A boy? A ten-year-old boy?E5
A boy? A ten-year-old boy?'A boy? A ten-year-old boy? ' is the opening line of a short scene between Bernard Hepton , Jan Francis and Angela Richards. We follow the scene through outside rehearsal to the studio recording. We see sets erected and lighting rigged. Alan Home lighting manager, explains some of his sophisticated equipment.