The Machine Gunners
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The Machine Gunners

The Machine Gunners

6.1(13 votes)
1 Season
6 Episodes
February 23, 1983
FamilyWar & Politics

Overview

During the Second World War, a group of youth in the Northeast England town of Garmouth regularly suffer from bomb attacks by the German forces. One of the children raids a crashed German aircraft and takes a fully operational machine gun, intending to set up their own fortress. Playing with it causes a German plane to crash-land; the kids befriend the pilot, who is unaware that they had caused him to crash.

Status

Ended

Created By

William Corlett

Network

BBC One

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Seasons & Episodes

Miniseries

February 22, 1983
Episodes

During the Second World War, a group of youth in the Northeast England town of Garmouth regularly suffer from bomb attacks by the German forces. One of the children raids a crashed German aircraft and takes a fully operational machine gun, intending to set up their own fortress. Playing with it causes a German plane to crash-land; the kids befriend the pilot, who is unaware that they had caused him to crash.

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