Pilot - The British Are Coming
Quiet, unassuming café owner René Artois is perfectly happy to pander to the whims of the occupying forces and wait out the war without any fuss: unfortunately for him, the French Resistance have other ideas for him and his business. Namely, a safe-house for stranded British airmen!
Further details
The Village of Nouvion in Occupied France, 1941. Two escaping British airmen are sent by the French Resistance to hide in Rene's Café, a small dining establishment. But nobody at Rene's speaks any English, and no one is ready for the intrigue that follows.
Notes
This episode was repeated on 6th September 1984, the night before Series 1 began. Consequently, it is often confused with being part of the series proper, and some listings give it as the first of 8 episodes. Further confusion with episode titles has lead to some listings providing this title as that of the first of Series 1.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 30th December 1982
- Time
- 8:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 35 minutes
- Recorded
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- Saturday 11th September 1982 at BBC Television Centre
Repeats
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Monday 25th February 2013 |
7:00pm |
Gold |
Tuesday 26th February 2013 |
1:00pm |
Gold |
Saturday 6th April 2013 |
4:55pm |
Gold |
Sunday 7th April 2013 |
1:00pm |
Gold |
Monday 5th August 2013 |
6:50am |
Gold |
Monday 5th August 2013 |
1:15pm |
Gold |
Monday 7th October 2013 |
3:45pm |
BBC2 |
Friday 7th February 2014 |
7:00am |
Gold |
Friday 7th February 2014 |
3:05pm |
Gold |
Saturday 15th March 2014 |
5:55pm |
Gold |
Saturday 21st June 2014 |
7:55am |
Gold |
Saturday 21st June 2014 |
2:25pm |
Gold |
Saturday 28th June 2014 |
9:00am |
Gold |
Monday 1st September 2014 |
10:35am |
Gold |
Monday 1st September 2014 |
4:15pm |
Gold |
Tuesday 2nd December 2014 |
2:35am |
Gold |
Friday 27th March 2015 |
4:10pm |
BBC2 |
Saturday 9th May 2015 |
4:35pm |
Gold |
Sunday 10th May 2015 |
9:00am |
Gold |
Saturday 30th January 2016 |
1:05pm |
Gold |
Sunday 7th February 2016 |
1:00pm |
Gold |
Saturday 30th July 2016 |
7:00am |
Gold |
Sunday 31st July 2016 |
7:00am |
Gold |
Monday 9th January 2017 |
4:10pm |
Yesterday |
Monday 9th January 2017 |
10:20pm |
Yesterday |
Sunday 8th April 2018 |
8:00pm |
Yesterday |
Tuesday 12th June 2018 |
1:40pm |
Drama |
Tuesday 12th June 2018 |
6:00pm |
Drama |
Sunday 14th October 2018 |
8:00pm |
Yesterday |
Monday 24th December 2018 |
10:05pm |
Yesterday |
Tuesday 25th December 2018 |
2:20am |
Yesterday |
Sunday 13th January 2019 |
8:00pm |
Yesterday |
Thursday 20th June 2019 |
6:00pm |
Drama |
Sunday 3rd May 2020 |
8:35pm |
Yesterday |
Monday 6th July 2020 |
6:40pm |
Drama |
Sunday 12th July 2020 |
8:40pm |
Yesterday |
Wednesday 6th January 2021 |
11:00pm |
Yesterday |
Sunday 31st January 2021 |
9:20pm |
Yesterday |
Tuesday 6th July 2021 |
11:40pm |
Yesterday |
Wednesday 7th July 2021 |
9:40pm |
Yesterday |
Thursday 26th August 2021 |
6:40pm |
Drama |
Sunday 6th February 2022 |
8:00pm |
Yesterday |
Sunday 22nd May 2022 |
9:20pm |
Yesterday |
Sunday 24th July 2022 |
8:00pm |
Yesterday |
Monday 5th September 2022 |
7:00am |
Drama |
Monday 5th September 2022 |
6:35pm |
Drama |
Sunday 6th November 2022 |
8:35pm |
Yesterday |
Sunday 8th January 2023 |
8:00pm |
Yesterday |
Saturday 4th March 2023 |
11:10pm |
Yesterday |
Thursday 17th August 2023 |
5:55pm |
Drama |
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