Kessler: Episode 5 (S1EP5 BBC1 11 Dec 1981, Alison Glennie)

Episode 5: The surviving Nazi leaders have money and influence – and Kessler is becoming more of a liability than an asset to them. The last thing they want is another affair on the lines of Eichmann – so they go to ground, even for their old colleague.

Regular Cast: Clifford Rose (Ludwig Kessler / Herr Dorff), Alan Dobie (Richard Bauer), Nitza Saul (Mical Rak), Ralph Michael (Colonel Hans Rückert), Alison Glennie (Ingrid), Nicholas Young (Franz)

Guest Cast: Oscar Quitak (Mengele), Guy Rolfe (Yqueras), John Moreno (Garriga), Jim Byars (Krebs), Richard Addison, Alan Breck, Peter Berry, Alexander Bullion

Writer: John Brason / Director: Tristan de Vere Cole

Airdate: 11 Dec 1981 on BBC1

Series: Kessler Season 1 Episode 5

Show Info: Six part thriller serial made for BBC One and a spin off from Secret Army. 35 Years after the end of World War II, former SS Officer Kessler is traced to his South American hideaway.

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