Spearhead is a British television drama produced by Southern Television for the ITV network. With a total of three series and 19 episodes from 1978 to 1981, the series follows the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment, during The Troubles.
Spearhead (Season 2)
New Brooms (Episode 1)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1979-06-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The Royals are posted to West Germany and 6 Platoon have been given a new CO. Meanwhile, Colby schemes to get rid of the troublesome Stevens, who reveals one of the (many) reasons for his rage.
Matrimony (Episode 2)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1979-06-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The strains in Box's marriage lead him to a blunder during tank exercises. His wife is lonely, homesick and harbouring a secret. And Gadd's stag party (he's getting married in the morning) turns rancourous.
Pressures (Episode 3)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1979-07-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Twiss and Gilbey are both thinking about promotion. Bilinski wants to marry Helga, but she's an escapee from communist East Germany, and Army Intelligence thinks she may be a spy.
Leave Takers (Episode 4)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1979-07-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Adams's father visits from England. Tensions are still high between them, but a visit to the museum of Belsen concentration camp has a surprising effect. Stevens, permanently angry and deeply unpopular, receives some devastating news.
Repercussions (Episode 5)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1979-07-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Pickering causes a serious incident on the heavily defended border between East and West Germany, forcing 6 Platoon to weigh up the conflicting demands of humanity, group loyalty, and military discipline.
Waiting Games (Episode 6)
Writer: Nick McCarty
Air date: 1979-07-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 6 Platoon are back on active duty in Northern Ireland. During a nighttime surveillance operation, they're ambushed and Twiss goes missing, presumed captured. Enquiries among locals are met with bitter and mutual hostility.
Seasons
Episodes 7
Episodes 6
Episodes 6