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Civvies

★ 8.2/10•1992•50m•12•Drama
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WAR WAS HELL... BUT NOT AS HARD AS HOME

Former soldiers in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment struggle to come to terms with civilian life after leaving the army.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 22, 1992

Episodes

E150m

Episode 1

Frank Dillon retires from the Army after 18 years and struggles to adjust to civilian life. He tries to find a job, while trying to resist the temptation of the easy money offered by working for local gangland villain Barry Newman.

Sep 22, 1992

E250m

Episode 2

The stress of civilian life causes Taffy to crack up with frightening consequences. Dillon and Steve get a new job.

Sep 29, 1992

E350m

Episode 3

Frank and his team of ex-paras go to Scotland to tackle salmon poachers. When they arrive, they find that security is being dealt with by another ex-para, Tony Malone, the soldier whom Frank blames for the bomb explosion which killed six of his young recruits in Belfast.

Oct 6, 1992

E450m

Episode 4

Frank is stunned by the suicide of his military buddy Steve. The ex-paras form a company, Stag Security Car Hire. They are contracted to do a job for local gangster Barry Newman. Tensions mount between Frank and Jimmy.

Oct 13, 1992

E550m

Episode 5

Frank, increasingly tortured by his past in Northern Ireland, finds himself an accomplice to a crime.

Oct 20, 1992

E650m

Episode 6

Frank, Harry and Cliff are arrested and accused of a crime they didn't commit in the final episode

Oct 27, 1992

Actors

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Frank Dillon

Elizabeth Rider

Elizabeth Rider

Susie Dillon

Caleb Lloyd

Kenny Dillon

Bobby Coombes

Phil Dillon

Lennie James

Lennie James

Cliff Morgan

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