All Along The Watchtower. Image shows from L to R: Airman Tench (Felix Bell), Flight Lieutenant Simon Harrison (Chris Lang), Wing-Commander Hilary Campbell-Stokes (Roger Blake). Copyright: BBC
All Along The Watchtower
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1999
- 6 episodes (1 series)
An all-but-abandoned RAF early warning station in the middle-of-nowhere, Scotland, is threatened with closure. Stars Felix Bell, Chris Lang, Roger Blake, Zoë Eeles, Tony Roper and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Back To The Front
Simon Harrison arrives at the base and is shocked to find that despite only having 2 members of staff of an intended 300, they still have nothing to do! He feels he has no option other than to recommend the site's closure - until the local village's schoolteacher catches his eye.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 28th February 1999
- Time
- 6:10pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Felix Bell | Airman Tench |
| Chris Lang | Flight Lieutenant Simon Harrison |
| Roger Blake | Wing-Commander Hilary Campbell-Stokes |
| Zoë Eeles | Eilidh Guthrie |
| Tony Roper | Iain Guthrie |
| Tom Watson | Douggie Maclaggan |
| Georgie Glen | Mrs Mulvey |
| Michael B. Blair (as Michael Blair) | Callum |
| Ian Bustard | Fisherman |
| Cameron Jack | Fraser the Fisherman |
| Shane Taylor | RAF Driver |
| Alec Westwood | Villager |
| Thor Kristinsson | Hillwalker |
| Pete Sinclair | Writer |
| Trevelyan Evans | Writer |
| Lissa Evans | Director |
| Pete Thornton | Producer |
| Mike Bolland | Executive Producer |
| Mykola Pawluk | Editor |
| Andrew Howe-Davies | Production Designer |
| Debbie Wiseman | Composer |