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Colonel Trumper's Private War. Image shows left to right: Colonel Basil Trumper (Dennis Price), Pan Malcov (Warren Mitchell). Credit: Granada Television
Colonel Trumper's Private War

Colonel Trumper's Private War

  • TV sitcom
  • ITV1
  • 1961
  • 5 episodes (1 series)

From the unpublished biography of an hitherto unknown war hero, Colonel Basil Trumper, come the stories that changed the course of World War II. Stars Dennis Price, Warren Mitchell, George Tovey and William Gaunt.

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Episode menu

- Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time

With the task of flooding the Reich with forged money, Colonel Trumper and his unit come unstuck when they visit a Bavarian casino.

Notes

This episode no longer exists in the archives. It is missing, believed wiped.

Broadcast details

Date
Friday 29th September 1961
Time
8:55pm
Channel
ITV1
Length
25 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Dennis Price Colonel Basil Trumper
Warren Mitchell Pan Malcov
George Tovey Hicks
William Gaunt Lieutenant Hasting
Writing team
Barry Took Writer
Hugh Woodhouse Writer
Bill Craig Writer
Dick Vosburgh Writer
Barry Took Script Editor
Bill Craig Script Editor
Production team
Stuart Latham Director
Peter Eton Producer
Stanley Mills Production Designer

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