Danger UXB

Season 1

The series chronicles the exploits of the fictional Royal Engineer Tunnelling Company 97, which has been made a bomb disposal unit to deal with the thousands of unexploded bombs ("UXBs") in London during the Battle of Britain.

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13 Episodes

Dead Man's Shoes
E1
Dead Man's ShoesNewly-promoted Second Lieutentant Brian Ash joins his new regiment only to find that they are assigned to bomb disposal in London. Ash is thrown in at the deep end when he and his men are sent to a bomb site.
Unsung Heroes
E2
Unsung HeroesAsh tackles a bomb that is not considered vital with a new fuse extractor that doesn't work properly. New Lieutenant Machin is placed with Ash to get some on-the-job training. Major Francis criticises Ash after a patriotic magazine article profiles 347 Section.
Just Like a Woman
E3
Just Like a WomanAsh and Machin are recalled to London from a bomb disposal course and attend to a bomb in a school yard that is dangerously close to a telephone exchange. When another bomb is uncovered close by, Ash reluctantly allows Machin to defuse the his first bomb.
Cast Iron Killer
E4
Cast Iron KillerAsh is ordered to take a defused bomb direct to a scientist working on ways to get around the booby-trap timer.
The Silver Lining
E5
The Silver LiningThe UXB in a Soho nightclub can't be defused - according to the Germans. While the men of 347 Section pit their skills against German ingenuity, Ash (Anthony Andrews) receives a letter from Susan (judy Geeson), the scientist's daughter..
The Quiet Weekend
E6
The Quiet WeekendAsh and Susan go off for a quiet weekend away but Ash is recalled to deal with an unexploded bomb and Susan returns home to find her husband waiting for her.
Digging Out
E7
Digging OutAsh works on a bomb outside a destroyed office building while the men of 347 Section try to rescue a woman trapped inside and with another bomb right beside her.
Bad Company
E8
Bad CompanyNewly-promoted Major Francis takes command of the unit and proceeds to enforce new disciplines, but his chief target seems to be Ash and his men.
Seventeen Seconds to Glory
E9
Seventeen Seconds to Glory347 Section cooperates with the Royal Navy to deal with a bomb that has a 17-second fuse. Ash decides to ask Susan to marry him.
Butterfly Winter
E10
Butterfly WinterThe Germans have been dropping a new butterfly bomb that are proving difficult to defuse. 347 Section is one of a number of units called to a small English village to deal with them.
Dead Letter
E11
Dead LetterAsh is assigned to Cambridge to help Dr. Gillespie with the new Y fuse, and meets Susan again.
The Pier
E12
The PierThe Company packs up and moves to the coast where they are to clear the beaches of dozens of British mines laid in preparation for a German invasion.
With Love From Adolf
E13
With Love From AdolfAre Ash's injuries too much to overcome -- or is it depression over the many lives lost? After being talked out of the hospital to defuse an "antique" bomb, he discovers it was a ruse to restore his confidence.