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{{infobox Television |
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| show_name = Pathfinders
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| creator = Gerry Brown
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| starring = [[Robert Urquhart (actor)|Robert Urquhart]]<br>[[Jack Watling]]<br>[[Julian Orchard]]
| caption = Cover of Pathfinders 2006 British DVD Issue
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| country = United Kingdom
| format = [[Drama]]
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| network = [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
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| runtime = 60 minutes
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| first_aired = {{start date|1972|9|27|df=y}}
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| creator = Gerry Brown
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| last_aired = {{end date|1973|1|25|df=y}}
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| starring = [[Robert Urquhart (actor)|Robert Urquhart]]<br>[[Jack Watling]]<br>[[Julian Orchard]]
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| num_episodes = 13
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| country = United Kingdom
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| first_aired = 1972
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'''''Pathfinders''''' is a 1970s ITV drama set in the [[Second World War]], telling the story of the fictitious [[Royal Air Force]] 192 [[Pathfinder (RAF)|Pathfinder]] squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for the [[RAF Bomber Command|RAF's heavy bombers]].
'''''Pathfinders''''' (1972–1973, aka '''''The Pathfinders''''') is an [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] drama set in the [[Second World War]], telling the story of the fictitious [[Royal Air Force]] 192 [[Pathfinder (RAF)|Pathfinder]] squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for the [[RAF Bomber Command|RAF's heavy bombers]].{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}


The series used [[radio controlled]] [[Avro Lancaster]] models for the flying scenes.
The series used [[radio control]]led [[Avro Lancaster]] models for the flying scenes.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The technical adviser for the series was [[Group Captain]] [[Hamish Mahaddie]]. The music was by [[Malcolm Lockyer]].{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

The technical adviser for the series was [[Group Captain]] Hamish Mahaddie.

The music was by [[Malcolm Lockyer]].


==Cast list==
==Cast list==
* ''Wing Commander MacPhearson'' - [[Robert Urquhart (actor)|Robert Urquhart]] (13 episodes)
* Wing Commander MacPhearson – [[Robert Urquhart (actor)|Robert Urquhart]] (13 episodes)
* ''Doc Saxon'' - [[Jack Watling]] (12 episodes)
* Doc Saxon – [[Jack Watling]] (12)
* ''The Padre'' - [[Julian Orchard]] (4 episodes)
* The Padre – [[Julian Orchard]] (4)
* ''Squadron Leader Shanks'' - [[Jack May]] (3 episodes)
* Squadron Leader Shanks – [[Jack May]] (3)
* ''Flight Lieutenant Doug Phillips'' - [[Christopher Cazenove]] (2 episodes)
* Flight Lieutenant Doug Phillips – [[Christopher Cazenove]] (2)


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{| class=wikitable
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! №
! No.
! Original broadcast date (UK)
! Original&nbsp;broadcast<br>date (UK)
! Episode title
! Episode title
! Guest cast
! Guest cast
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| 27 September 1972
| 27 September 1972
|''Into the Fire''
|''Into the Fire''
|[[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[Jack May]], [[Luan Peters]], [[David Ashford]]
|[[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[Jack May]], [[Luan Peters]], [[David Ashford (actor)|David Ashford]]
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| 4 October 1972
| 4 October 1972
| ''For Better, For Worse''
| ''For Better, For Worse''
|[[Peter Armitage (actor)|Peter Armitage]], [[Peter Blythe]], [[Jennifer Clulow]], [[Tony Selby]], [[David Simeon]], [[David Warwick]]
|[[Peter Armitage (actor)|Peter Armitage]], [[Peter Blythe]], [[Jennifer Clulow]], [[Tony Selby]], [[David Simeon]], David Warwick
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
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| 18 October 1972
| 18 October 1972
| ''Fly There, Walk Back''
| ''Fly There, Walk Back''
|[[Wolfe Morris]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[David Weston (actor)|David Weston]], [[Arnold Diamond]], [[Michael Coles (actor)|Michael Coles]], [[Michael Wolf (actor)|Michael Wolf]]
| [[Michael Coles (actor)|Michael Coles]], [[Arnold Diamond]], [[Wolfe Morris]], [[Jane Seymour (actress)|Jane Seymour]], [[David Weston (actor)|David Weston]], [[Michael Wolf (actor)|Michael Wolf]]
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| 1 November 1972
| 1 November 1972
| ''Jonah Man''
| ''Jonah Man (aka "Forced to Ditch" on NTSC vhs)''
|[[Eric Flynn]], [[Ray Lonnen]], [[Mark McManus]], [[Julian Orchard]], [[Sheila Ruskin]]
|[[Eric Flynn]], [[Ray Lonnen]], [[Mark McManus]], [[Julian Orchard]], [[Sheila Ruskin]]
|-
|-
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| 8 November 1972
| 8 November 1972
| ''One Man’s Lancaster''
| ''One Man’s Lancaster''
|[[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[John D. Collins]], [[Anthony Valentine]]
|[[Jeremy Bulloch]], [[John D. Collins]], [[Anthony Valentine]]
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
| 15 November 1972
| 15 November 1972
| ''Sitting Ducks''
| ''Sitting Ducks''
|[[John Arnatt]], [[John Barron (actor)|John Barron]], [[Edd Byrnes]], [[Brian Grellis]], [[Rutger Hauer]], [[Roy Holder]], [[John Horsley (actor)|John Horsley]], [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]], [[Basil Moss]], [[Julian Orchard]], [[Johnnie Wade]], [[Kenneth Watson]], [[Hans De Vries]], [[Richard Shaw (actor)|Richard Shaw]]
|[[John Arnatt]], [[John Barron (actor)|John Barron]], [[Edd Byrnes]], [[Brian Grellis]], [[Rutger Hauer]], [[Roy Holder]], [[John Horsley (actor)|John Horsley]], [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]], [[Basil Moss]], [[Julian Orchard]], [[Johnnie Wade]], [[Kenneth Watson (actor)|Kenneth Watson]], [[Hans De Vries]], [[Richard Shaw (actor)|Richard Shaw]]
|-
|-
! 8
! 8
| 6 December 1972
| 6 December 1972
| ''Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils ''
| {{nowrap|''Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils''}} (aka "Assignment Top Secret" on NTSC vhs)
|[[Peter Egan]], [[John Levene]], [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]], [[Christopher Timothy]], [[Neville Barber]]
|[[Peter Egan]], [[John Levene]], [[David Lodge (actor)|David Lodge]], [[Christopher Timothy]], [[Neville Barber]]
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! 10
! 10
| 3 January 1973
| 3 January 1973
| ''Sweets From a Stranger''
| ''Sweets From a Stranger (aka "Unusual Ally" on NTSC vhs)''
|[[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]], [[Christopher Cazenove]], [[Linda Marlowe]], [[Jack May]], [[Morris Perry]], [[Shirley Stelfox]]
|[[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[Johnny Briggs (actor)|Johnny Briggs]], [[Christopher Cazenove]], [[Linda Marlowe]], [[Jack May]], [[Morris Perry]], [[Shirley Stelfox]]
|-
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|10 January 1973
|10 January 1973
| ''Operation Pickpocket''
| ''Operation Pickpocket''
|[[Ian Collier]], [[Mark Eden]], [[Richard Franklin]], [[Olaf Pooley]], [[Michael Wolf (actor)|Michael Wolf]]
|[[Ian Collier]], [[Mark Eden]], [[Richard Franklin (actor)|Richard Franklin]], [[Olaf Pooley]], [[Michael Wolf (actor)|Michael Wolf]]
|-
|-
! 12
! 12
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|[[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]], [[Susan Jameson]], [[Diane Keen]], [[Julian Orchard]], [[Dennis Waterman]]
|[[Ray Brooks (actor)|Ray Brooks]], [[Susan Jameson]], [[Diane Keen]], [[Julian Orchard]], [[Dennis Waterman]]
|}
|}
In 2006, Simply Media released the series on DVD in the UK.<ref name="renownfilms">{{cite web| url=https://www.renownfilms.co.uk/product/pathfinders-the-complete-series-5-dvd-set/ | title=Pathfinders The Complete Series 5-DVD Set | publisher=Renown Pictors Limited | location=UK | website=renownfilms.co.uk | accessdate=3 February 2023 }}</ref> Despite being sold as "The Complete Series", the release is actually missing Episode 8 "Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils", without any explanation. The episode was also missing from the 2002 four-tape UK VHS release of ''Pathfinders'' from DD Video, although the episode was released in the US on VHS using the title "Assignment Top Secret".{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 21 November 2024

Pathfinders
Created byGerry Brown
StarringRobert Urquhart
Jack Watling
Julian Orchard
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes13
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV
Release27 September 1972 (1972-09-27) –
25 January 1973 (1973-01-25)

Pathfinders (1972–1973, aka The Pathfinders) is an ITV drama set in the Second World War, telling the story of the fictitious Royal Air Force 192 Pathfinder squadron. The Pathfinders were specialised RAF squadrons that marked targets for the RAF's heavy bombers.[citation needed]

The series used radio controlled Avro Lancaster models for the flying scenes.[citation needed] The technical adviser for the series was Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie. The music was by Malcolm Lockyer.[citation needed]

Cast list

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Episodes

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No. Original broadcast
date (UK) 		Episode title Guest cast
1 27 September 1972 Into the Fire Jeremy Bulloch, Jack May, Luan Peters, David Ashford
2 4 October 1972 For Better, For Worse Peter Armitage, Peter Blythe, Jennifer Clulow, Tony Selby, David Simeon, David Warwick
3 11 October 1972 Fog Christopher Cazenove, Michael Craze, Richard Heffer, William Marlowe, Jack May, Kate O'Mara
4 18 October 1972 Fly There, Walk Back Michael Coles, Arnold Diamond, Wolfe Morris, Jane Seymour, David Weston, Michael Wolf
5 1 November 1972 Jonah Man (aka "Forced to Ditch" on NTSC vhs) Eric Flynn, Ray Lonnen, Mark McManus, Julian Orchard, Sheila Ruskin
6 8 November 1972 One Man’s Lancaster Jeremy Bulloch, John D. Collins, Anthony Valentine
7 15 November 1972 Sitting Ducks John Arnatt, John Barron, Edd Byrnes, Brian Grellis, Rutger Hauer, Roy Holder, John Horsley, David Lodge, Basil Moss, Julian Orchard, Johnnie Wade, Kenneth Watson, Hans De Vries, Richard Shaw
8 6 December 1972 Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils (aka "Assignment Top Secret" on NTSC vhs) Peter Egan, John Levene, David Lodge, Christopher Timothy, Neville Barber
9 13 December 1972 Codename Gomorrah Donald Douglas, Bernard Lee, Paul Massie, Mike Pratt
10 3 January 1973 Sweets From a Stranger (aka "Unusual Ally" on NTSC vhs) Geoffrey Bayldon, Johnny Briggs, Christopher Cazenove, Linda Marlowe, Jack May, Morris Perry, Shirley Stelfox
11 10 January 1973 Operation Pickpocket Ian Collier, Mark Eden, Richard Franklin, Olaf Pooley, Michael Wolf
12 17 January 1973 Nightmare John Bluthal, Julian Orchard, Paul Shelley, Ian Stirling
13 25 January 1973 In the Face Of the Enemy Ray Brooks, Susan Jameson, Diane Keen, Julian Orchard, Dennis Waterman

In 2006, Simply Media released the series on DVD in the UK.[1] Despite being sold as "The Complete Series", the release is actually missing Episode 8 "Our Daffodils Are Better Than Your Daffodils", without any explanation. The episode was also missing from the 2002 four-tape UK VHS release of Pathfinders from DD Video, although the episode was released in the US on VHS using the title "Assignment Top Secret".[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Pathfinders The Complete Series 5-DVD Set". renownfilms.co.uk. UK: Renown Pictors Limited. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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