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    1 9 7 8 – 1 9 7 9 (UK)
    13 x 60 minute episodes
    1 9 8 1
    6 x 60 minute episodes

    Sgt Bilinski (Roy Holder) led Six Platoon, B Company, through this exciting series following the fortunes of a group of British soldiers in the (fictional) Wessex Rangers.

    Episodes dealt with riot control and ambushes in Northern Ireland as well as theft within the ranks, desertion, and marital and money problems amongst members of the platoon.

    The series returned in 1981 with a six-parter entitled Spearhead – in Hong Kong. B Company were now based in (have a guess) Honkers patrolling the Chinese border.

    Sergeant Bilinski
    Roy Holder 
    Lieutenant Ken Pickering 

    Martyn Jacobs 
    Company Sgt Major Gilby 

    Stafford Gordon 
    Corporal Taffy Box 

    Robin Davies
    Private Mayhoe 

    Gordon Case
    Private/Lance Corporal Adams 

    Peter Turner 
    Private Twiss 

    George Sweeney
    Private Gadd 

    Charles Cork
    Tsai Adams 

    Pik-Sen Lim
    Colour Sgt Jackson
    Michael Billington
    Major Pitt
    Shaughan Seymour
    Major Taylor
    Lawrence Davidson
    Tim Hoffman
    Nick Tate
    Private Wilson
    Nicholas Lyndhurst
    Margaret Box
    Lynne Jones

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