The Machine Gunners
1983 · BBC One · 25 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Episode 6
Thu, 31 Mar, 2:10 am
When the Church Bells are rung as a signal that the Germans have landed, Chas and the gang prepare to defend the Fortress.
About
Chas McGill has the second-best collection of war souvenirs in Garmouth, and he desperately wants it to be the best. When he stumbles across the remains of a German bomber crashed in the woods - its shiny, black machine-gun still intact - he grabs his chance. Soon he's masterminding his own war effort with dangerous and unexpected results...
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Thu, 24 Feb· 25 minThe year is 1941, and Tyneside is suffering some of its heaviest bombing. The morning after a raid, Chas goes looking for war souvenirs and finds something really big.
- E02
Episode 2
Thu, 3 Mar· 25 minChas continues to make friends with Nicky but at some cost to himself.
- E03
Episode 3
Thu, 10 Mar· 25 minChas shows great ingenuity in recruiting help and finding materials to complete the fortress.
- E04
Episode 4
Thu, 17 Mar· 25 minThe Fortress goes to action stations for the first time.
- E05
Episode 5
Thu, 24 Mar· 25 minThe machine-gun has jammed, and with the threat of a German invasion increasing, Chas is desperate to get it mended.
- E06
Episode 6
Thu, 31 Mar· 25 minWhen the Church Bells are rung as a signal that the Germans have landed, Chas and the gang prepare to defend the Fortress.