Bomber Harris (film)

Bomber Harris is a 1989 BBC television drama biography based on the life of Arthur Harris, who was Commander-in-chief of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War.

John Thaw played the role of Harris during a period away from filming for Inspector Morse and Robert Hardy returned to the role of Winston Churchill, which had earned him a BAFTA nomination for Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years. The drama was written by Don Shaw, produced by Innes Lloyd and directed by Michael Darlow.

Cast

• John Thaw – Arthur Travers Harris
• Robert Hardy – Winston Churchill
• Frederick Treves – Sir Charles Portal
• Bernard Kay – A.M. Sir Robert Saundby
• Sophie Thompson – Jillie Harris
• Richard Heffer – Group Captain Davidson
• Phil Brown – Lord Beaverbrook
• Ronald Fletcher – BBC Newsreader
• David Healy – Lt. Gen. Ira Eaker USAAF
• William Kerwin – Fred Walsh
• Roger Llewellyn – Rev. John Collins
• John Nettleton – Wing Commander Harry Weldon
• David Quilter – Principal Medical Officer
• Roy Spencer – Magnus Spence
• Julian Harries - Flight Lieutenant John Maze
• Bob Sherman - General Carl Spaatz USAAF
• Ronald Lacey – RAF Officer (uncredited)

External links

• Bomber Harris at IMDb

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