TV series

Civvies

Name: Civvies
Released: 1992
Cast: Jason Isaacs, Elizabeth Rider, Caleb Lloyd, Bobby Coombes, Lennie James

1992· 1 season· 50 min episodes★ 8.2Ended

On BBC One — From BBC

WAR WAS HELL... BUT NOT AS HARD AS HOME

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Synopsis

Former soldiers in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment struggle to come to terms with civilian life after leaving the army.

Themes

british army miniseries alternative civilian service

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upSep 22, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
Frank Dillon retires from the Army after 18 years and struggles to adjust to civilian life. He tries to find a job, while trying to resist the temptation of the easy money offered by working for local gangland villain Barry Newman.
Guest stars: Eddie O'Connell (Jimmy Hammond), Seamus O'Neill (Harry Travers), Shirley Stelfox (Helen), Peter Howitt (Steve Harris), David J. Nicholls (Johnny Blair), Peter O'Toole (Barry Newman), John H. Francis (Taffy Davies), Gareth Marks (Wally Simpkins)
E2 Episode 2Sep 29, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
The stress of civilian life causes Taffy to crack up with frightening consequences. Dillon and Steve get a new job.
Guest stars: Eddie O'Connell (Jimmy Hammond), Seamus O'Neill (Harry Travers), Shirley Stelfox (Helen), Peter Howitt (Steve Harris), Michael Carter (Arnie), John H. Francis (Taffy Davies), Neil Caple (DCI Riggs), Lynn Hunter (Mary Davies)
E3 Episode 3Oct 6, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
Frank and his team of ex-paras go to Scotland to tackle salmon poachers. When they arrive, they find that security is being dealt with by another ex-para, Tony Malone, the soldier whom Frank blames for the bomb explosion which killed six of his young recruits in Belfast.
Guest stars: Eddie O'Connell (Jimmy Hammond), Seamus O'Neill (Harry Travers), Shirley Stelfox (Helen), Peter Howitt (Steve Harris), Bhasker Patel (Marway), Terry O'Neill (Tony Malone), John Hannah (Dan Walker), Guy Williams (John Griffiths)
E4 Episode 4Oct 13, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
Frank is stunned by the suicide of his military buddy Steve. The ex-paras form a company, Stag Security Car Hire. They are contracted to do a job for local gangster Barry Newman. Tensions mount between Frank and Jimmy.
Guest stars: Eddie O'Connell (Jimmy Hammond), Seamus O'Neill (Harry Travers), Shirley Stelfox (Helen), David J. Nicholls (Johnny Blair), Michael Carter (Arnie), Bhasker Patel (Marway), Peter O'Toole (Barry Newman), Alex Giannini (Colin – Newman's Minder)
E5 Episode 5Oct 20, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
Frank, increasingly tortured by his past in Northern Ireland, finds himself an accomplice to a crime.
Guest stars: Eddie O'Connell (Jimmy Hammond), Seamus O'Neill (Harry Travers), Shirley Stelfox (Helen), Peter Howitt (Steve Harris), David J. Nicholls (Johnny Blair), Michael Carter (Arnie), Bhasker Patel (Marway), John H. Francis (Taffy Davies)
E6 Episode 6Oct 27, 1992 · 50 min
Synopsis
Frank, Harry and Cliff are arrested and accused of a crime they didn't commit in the final episode
Guest stars: Seamus O'Neill (Harry Travers), Shirley Stelfox (Helen), David J. Nicholls (Johnny Blair), Michael Carter (Arnie), Bhasker Patel (Marway), Peter O'Toole (Barry Newman), Gareth Marks (Wally Simpkins), Neil Caple (DCI Riggs)