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The Russian Soldier

The Russian Soldier

1986TV Episode⏱️ 1h 25mTV-14
Drama
⭐ 7.5
IMDB Rating
17 votes

What is it that Edgar Garrett sees, or thinks he sees, on his farm one morning in the mists of early spring? Whatever it is, one thing is certain. Life will never be the same again for him and his family.

Director
Gavin Millar
Writers
N/A
Stars
Warren Clarke, Alan MacNaughtan, Patrick Malahide
Release Date
March 9, 1986
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke
as Edgar Garrett
Alan MacNaughtan
Alan MacNaughtan
as Tuke
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide
as John Carter
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Jan Wood
as Julie Garrett
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Steven Jackson
as Michael
Jerome Flynn
Jerome Flynn
as Nigel
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June Page
as Carole
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Iain Rattray
as Govt Minister
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Susan Dowdall
as First Civil Servant
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Henry Moxon
as Second Civil Servant

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A haunting drama
by Chingoo β€’ 2004-02-04

"I saw this thoughtful, moving BBC drama when I was at school in England in the mid-80s, but it still remains in the middle distance of my memory. I remember thoroughly enjoying this tale, set against a backdrop of the bleak years of the Cold War. That I can still write about this work almost twenty years later is testament more to the memorability of the drama than to my powers of recall. I wish I could see it again. Warren Clarke, best known as Dalziel in the BBC's Dalziel and Pascoe, plays a simple farmer whose uncomplicated rural life is turned upside down when his cattle inexplicabl..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

What is it that Edgar Garrett sees, or thinks he sees, on his farm one morning in the mists of early spring? Whatever it is, one thing is certain. Life will never be the same again for him and his family.