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COLLECTION · Series · 1992

Civvies

Former soldiers in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment struggle to come to terms with civilian life after leaving the army.

Source: TMDB
* 8.2 (4)DramaUnited Kingdom
Creators
Lynda La Plante
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
BBC One · BBC
Runtime
50 min/ep
Release
22/09/1992
Score
8.2 / 10 (4)
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Seasons and episodes
Miniseries
6 episodes · 1992

Former soldiers in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment struggle to come to terms with civilian life after leaving the army.

Episode 1. Episode 1
1992-09-22 · 50 min

Frank Dillon retires from the Army after 18 years and struggles to adjust to civilian life. He tries to find a job, while trying to resist the temptation of the easy money offered by working for local gangland villain Barry Newman.

Episode 2. Episode 2
1992-09-29 · 50 min

The stress of civilian life causes Taffy to crack up with frightening consequences. Dillon and Steve get a new job.

Episode 3. Episode 3
1992-10-06 · 50 min

Frank and his team of ex-paras go to Scotland to tackle salmon poachers. When they arrive, they find that security is being dealt with by another ex-para, Tony Malone, the soldier whom Frank blames for the bomb explosion which killed six…

Episode 4. Episode 4
1992-10-13 · 50 min

Frank is stunned by the suicide of his military buddy Steve. The ex-paras form a company, Stag Security Car Hire. They are contracted to do a job for local gangster Barry Newman. Tensions mount between Frank and Jimmy.

Episode 5. Episode 5
1992-10-20 · 50 min

Frank, increasingly tortured by his past in Northern Ireland, finds himself an accomplice to a crime.

Episode 6. Episode 6
1992-10-27 · 50 min

Frank, Harry and Cliff are arrested and accused of a crime they didn't commit in the final episode

Cast by season
Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs
Frank Dillon
Elizabeth Rider
Elizabeth Rider
Susie Dillon
?
Caleb Lloyd
Kenny Dillon
?
Bobby Coombes
Phil Dillon
Lennie James
Lennie James
Cliff Morgan
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Keywords
british armyminiseriesalternative civilian service
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