Colonel Trumper's Private War. Image shows left to right: Colonel Basil Trumper (Dennis Price), Pan Malcov (Warren Mitchell). Credit: Granada Television

Colonel Trumper's Private War

Colonel Trumper's Private War

TV sitcom
ITV1
1961
5 episodes (1 series)

From the unpublished biography of an hitherto unknown war hero, Colonel Basil Trumper, come the stories that changed the course of World War II. Stars Dennis Price, Warren Mitchell, George Tovey and William Gaunt.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
William Gaunt	Lieutenant Hasting View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	4
Warren Mitchell	Pan Malcov View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5
Dennis Price	Colonel Basil Trumper View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5
George Tovey	Hicks View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Ronald Adam	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Peter Bradley	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Alexander Donald	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Carl Duering	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Valentine Dyall	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
John G. Heller	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Eric Hillyard	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
June Murphy	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
John Newbury	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Frank Royde	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Frederick Schiller	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Barry Took	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Michael Wilder	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1
Arnold Yarrow	Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Bill Craig	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5
Barry Took	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5
Dick Vosburgh	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs	4
Hugh Woodhouse	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs	4
Bill Craig	Script Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5
Barry Took	Script Editor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Stuart Latham	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs	4
Graeme MacDonald (as Graeme McDonald)	Director View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	1
Peter Eton	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5
Stanley Mills	Production Designer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Operation Lubenski Series 1, Episode 2 - The Spy School Series 1, Episode 3 - A Phoney Marks Time Series 1, Episode 4 - Factory Saboteurs Series 1, Episode 5 - Episode Five	5