TV Series

The Dragon's Opponent (1973)

• First aired September 23, 1973
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 4

Overview

4-part miniseries dramatising the true-life adventures of Charles "Mad Jack" Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk, whose daring wartime exploits included rescuing dozens of refugee European nuclear scientists, a large supply of heavy water and millions of pounds in diamonds just before the Germans captured Paris, and then became a self-taught bomb disposal expert who successfully defused dozens of large German bombs during the London Blitz.

Starring

Ronald Pickup, Anton Darby, Virginia McKenna