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British TV series or programme
Pathfinders Created by Gerry Brown Starring Robert Urquhart Jack Watling Julian Orchard Country of origin United Kingdom No. of episodes13 Running time 60 minutes Network ITV Release 27 September 1972 (1972-09-27 ) – 25 January 1973 (1973-01-25 )
Pathfinders (1972–1973) is an ITV drama set in the Second World War , telling the story of the fictitious Royal Air Force 192 Pathfinder squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for the RAF's heavy bombers .
The series used radio controlled Avro Lancaster models for the flying scenes.
The technical adviser for the series was Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie .
The music was by Malcolm Lockyer .
Cast list
Episodes
No.
Original broadcast date (UK)
Episode title
Guest cast
1
27 September 1972
Into the Fire
Jeremy Bulloch , Jack May , Luan Peters , David Ashford
2
4 October 1972
For Better, For Worse
Peter Armitage , Peter Blythe , Jennifer Clulow , Tony Selby , David Simeon , David Warwick
3
11 October 1972
Fog
Christopher Cazenove , Michael Craze , Richard Heffer , William Marlowe , Jack May , Kate O'Mara
4
18 October 1972
Fly There, Walk Back
Michael Coles , Arnold Diamond , Wolfe Morris , Jane Seymour , David Weston , Michael Wolf
5
1 November 1972
Jonah Man
Eric Flynn , Ray Lonnen , Mark McManus , Julian Orchard , Sheila Ruskin
6
8 November 1972
One Man’s Lancaster
Jeremy Bulloch , John D. Collins , Anthony Valentine
7
15 November 1972
Sitting Ducks
John Arnatt , John Barron , Edd Byrnes , Brian Grellis , Rutger Hauer , Roy Holder , John Horsley , David Lodge , Basil Moss , Julian Orchard , Johnnie Wade , Kenneth Watson , Hans De Vries , Richard Shaw
8
6 December 1972
Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils
Peter Egan , John Levene , David Lodge , Christopher Timothy , Neville Barber
9
13 December 1972
Codename Gomorrah
Donald Douglas , Bernard Lee , Paul Massie , Mike Pratt
10
3 January 1973
Sweets From a Stranger
Geoffrey Bayldon , Johnny Briggs , Christopher Cazenove , Linda Marlowe , Jack May , Morris Perry , Shirley Stelfox
11
10 January 1973
Operation Pickpocket
Ian Collier , Mark Eden , Richard Franklin , Olaf Pooley , Michael Wolf
12
17 January 1973
Nightmare
John Bluthal , Julian Orchard , Paul Shelley , Ian Stirling
13
25 January 1973
In the Face Of the Enemy
Ray Brooks , Susan Jameson , Diane Keen , Julian Orchard , Dennis Waterman
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