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Moonstrike is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1963.

Moonstrike
Genre	War anthology
Composer	Dudley Simpson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	27
Production
Producers	Gerard Glaister (19 episodes) David Gerrard (8 episodes)
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	BBC
Release
Original network	BBC
Original release	21 February (1963-02-21) – 22 August 1963 (1963-08-22)

The series was an anthology programme: a collection of self-contained stories about acts of resistance in occupied Europe during the Second World War. Producer Gerard Glaister drew upon his own wartime experiences, having served as a pilot in the RAF.

Most of the music for the series was provided by composer Dudley Simpson, and was some of his first work in the field of composing 'incidental music'.

Only three episodes of the series of 27 still exist.[1]

Episodes

• Home by Four, TX: 21 February 1963
• A Clear Field, TX: 28 February 1963
• Message Received, TX: 7 March 1963
• Five Hours to Kill, TX: 14 March 1963
• Return to Danger, TX: 21 March 1963
• A Safe House, TX: 28 March 1963
• Danger by Appointment, TX: 4 April 1963
• Unwelcome Guest, TX: 11 April 1963
• Round Trip, TX: 18 April 1963
• No Joy, TX: 25 April 1963
• A Sunday Morning, 2 May 1963
• Death Sentence, 9 May 1963
• The Expert, TX: 16 May 1963
• Four To Go, TX 23 May 1963
• Last Act, TX: 30 May 1963
• A Girl Friend, TX: 6 June 1963. This episode survives.[2]
• The Biggest Bandit, TX: 13 June 1963. This episode survives.[1]
• The Escape, TX: 20 June 1963
• Rush Job, TX: 27 June 1963
• He Who Tells, TX: 4 July 1963
• A Matter of Trust, TX: 11 July 1963
• The Factory, TX: 18 Jul 1963. This episode survives.[3]
• The Canary, TX: 25 July 1963
• Try Out, TX: 1 August 1963
• The Bells Are Silent, TX: 8 August 1963
• No Heroics, TX: 15 August 1963
• The Last Mission, TX: 27 August 1963

References

External links

• Moonstrike at IMDb

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