Spearhead (1978)

Spearhead is a British television drama produced by Southern Television for the ITV network. With a total of three series and 19 episodes from 1978 to 1981, the series follows the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment, during The Troubles.

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Stafford Gordon

Stafford Gordon

as Company Sergeant Major Gilby

as Sergeant Bilinski

as Private Mayhoe

as Corporal Box

as Private Gadd

as Private Twiss as Lance Corporal Twiss

as Lieutenant Pickering

Michael Billington

Michael Billington

as Colour Sergeant 'Jacko' Jackson

Jacqueline Tong

Jacqueline Tong

as Mary Jackson

Lawrence Davidson

Lawrence Davidson

as Major Taylor

as Lance Corporal Adams

Shaughan Seymour

Shaughan Seymour

as Major Williams

as Private Meadows

as Private Cobbold

as Captain Simmons

as Lance Corporal Glass

as Margaret Box

Nicholas Lyndhurst

Nicholas Lyndhurst

as Private Wilson

as Frances McPherson

as Pharic McPherson

as Major General Conyers

as Lieutenant Preece

William Russell

William Russell

as Mr Dickson B.F.S.

as Sergeant Major McColl

Suzanne Roquette

Suzanne Roquette

as Frau Gerhard

Stephen Churchett

Stephen Churchett

as Sergeant Walker

as Sergeant Parkes

as Dora McPherson

as Sergeant Brawne

as Sergeant Bell

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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Season 2

Series 2

Season 3

Series 3

Episodes season 1

1x1

Suspect
1x2

Leave
1x3

Loyalties
1x4

Jackal
1x5

Both ends against the middle
1x6

Thieves in the night
1x7

Truth games

Episodes season 2

2x1

New brooms
2x2

Matrimony
2x3

Pressures
2x4

Leave takers
2x5

Repercussions
2x6

Waiting games

Episodes season 3

3x1

Night games
3x2

Have a happy day
3x3

Another happy day
3x4

The macau connection
3x5

Loyalties
3x6

Futures

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