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Manhunt (TV series)

Manhunt (Australia)



My Rating: /10
Rating:  awaiting 3 votes    IMDb

Release:
1970 January, 2
Country:
United Kingdom
Runtime:
60 minutes
Genre:
Drama / War
Production Company:



'Manhunt' takes place in 1942, Nazi-occupied France. An idealistic young university student (code named Nina) volunteers to be a secretary for the French Resistance. She attends their meetings in Paris, records the details, and inadvertently memorizes information about all the Resistance cells in France. A German raid then kills the top leaders of the resistance, leaving Nina as the only survivor with full knowledge of the Resistance. French-born British agent Vincent is charged with the task of smuggling Nina to England, but to kill her rather than let her fall into German hands. Along the way, Vincent stumbles upon an RAF officer named Jimmy Briggs, who has been shot down over France, and receives orders from London to smuggle him back to Englad along with Nina. The three then make their way across France, evading a massive German manhunt (or womanhunt, in this case) to find them. The plot thickens as the possibility of either Nina or Jimmy being a double agent intent on blowing the French Resistance network is raised.Like most BBC and LWT productions of the age, 'Manhunt' is characterized by brilliant writing, outstanding acting, and cheap production values. Cyd Hayman (Nina), Alfred Lynch (Jimmy) and Peter Barkworth (Vincent) deliver outstanding performances, as do the numerous guest stars (Robert Hardy, Brian Cox, Bernard Hepton, T. P. McKenna, and George Innes, to name only a few); and the story is rich with philosophy, emotions and character development. By contrast, the sets are cheap, the lighting is horrible, and technical glitches abound (like mike-booms sneaking into the shots). But still definitely worth watching. If they'd kept the same actors and writing, but spent more on the production (something BBC and LWT could never afford) this series would have been legendary. - IMDb

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Children's Cast:

John Gugolka Philippe (TV Episode: One Way Home) (1970)

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