The Mountain and the Molehill

Overview

It is May 1944, two weeks before D-day. Britain stands poised for the long-awaited invasion of France - thousands of troops wait anxiously for the orders to come for embarkation. MI5 is horrified to discover the top-secret codewords for the invasion suddenly appearing as clues in the Daily Telegraph crossword. Two agents are immediately dispatched to confront the culprit, the headmaster of a boys' school in southern England.

Directed by Moira Armstrong

Top cast

Michael Gough

Mr Maggs

M

Michael Quill

Reg

D

Demetri Jagger

Dennis

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Jacob Krichefski

Norman

John Carson

Lauderdale

Paul Brooke

Lilliwhite

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Ian Thompson

Meadows

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Sally Noden

Jennifer

E

Eliza Hunt

Mrs Anderson

C

Charles Lewsen

Mr Bellows

Frank Williams

Major Sykes

Alan David

Mr Smout

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Valérie Chassigneux

Mademoiselle Gidoux

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Stephen Hoye

Lieutenant Hipwell

Bradley Lavelle

Kopanski

James Aubrey

Colonel Mitchell

Roger Brierley

Air Vice Marshall

Peter Howell

Churchill's Secretary

J

James Appleby

Home Guard Man

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Tristram Davies

Gieves

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