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Colonel Trumper's Private War. Image shows from L to R: Colonel Basil Trumper (Dennis Price), Pan Malcov (Warren Mitchell). Image credit: Granada Television.

Colonel Trumper's Private War

Series 1 (1961)

1. Operation Lubenski

First Broadcast: Fri 15th September 1961

June 1940 - Colonel Trumper is chosen to rescue a Polish professor from peril. With Britain standing alone, this news proves it really is desperate times ...

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2. Episode Two

First Broadcast: Fri 22nd September 1961

It's back to school for Colonel Trumper's unit as they are assigned to secret espionage training in order to prepare them for undercover missions in Europe. They pass their final test with some degree of success.

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3. A Phoney Marks Time

First Broadcast: Fri 29th September 1961

With the task of flooding the Reich with forged money, Colonel Trumper and his unit come unstuck when they visit a Bavarian casino.

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4. Factory Saboteurs

First Broadcast: Fri 6th October 1961

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5. Episode Five

First Broadcast: Fri 20th October 1961

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