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Spearhead
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Spearhead

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.

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Created By

Nick McCarty

Status

Ended

Original Name

Spearhead

First Air Date

July 18, 1978

Last Air Date

September 3, 1981

Seasons

3

Episodes

19

Language

English

Production Companies

Southern Television

Networks

ITV1

S03E06

Futures

It's time to go home. There are debts to be paid, treasured possessions to be left behind, goodbyes to be said. And futures to think about. Can a Black man like Mayhoe get promotion in spite of racism in the British army? Will Box's wife let him re-enlist? What of Bilinski, demoted to store duty? Gilbey's retirement plans? For Pickering, there's a final surprise.

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