JANUARY 2021- Acorn TV Calendar

*All premieres will stream in U.S. and Canada unless otherwise indicated

Monday, January 18, 2021

DANGER UXB

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Titled after the shorthand term for "danger-unexploded bomb," this gripping 13-part ITV series is about the men who served as part of a bomb disposal military unit during WWII. It was created and produced by John Hawkesworth (Upstairs Downstairs) and stars Anthony Andrews (King's Speech) as unit leader Lieutenant Brian Ash. Each hour-long episode follows the adventures of the Company who were based in Southeast London, showing the pressures, the problems, the horrors and the heartbreaks as the officers tackle one of the most difficult and dangerous jobs of the war under often quite appalling conditions. The stories cover the Blitz, the struggles with the newer and more awkward types of bomb and the clearing of mines and coastal defenses before D-Day. They follow the Company's personal lives too, showing how the stresses and strains of their job affect their relationships with the wives and sweethearts who watch, wait and hope. (13 EPS, 1979)