All Along the Watchtower: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Flight Lieutenant Harrison has been assigned from London to find out whether he should recommend that a Nuclear Command Bunker near the picturesque fishing village of Auchnacluchnie should be closed. Auchnacluchnie has a nice pub where the landlord Iain Guthrie and lovely daughter Eilidh Guthrie live and work. Eilidh is a teacher in Auchnacluchnie and has a boyfriend. Will that stop Flight Lieutenant Harrison from trying to win her affection? Will the base that should house 300 now down to 3 be closed or not? The three being Wing-Commander Campbell-Stokes, an old-school military man who still thinks he's fighting the Communists; Flight Lieutenant Harrison the only sane one among them and Airman Tench who doesn't think at all.

Series details

• Title: All Along the Watchtower
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1999-02-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1999-04-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 36112
• IMDb ID: tt0190170
• TVDB ID: 77705

Cast and credited roles

• Chris Lang — Flight Lieutenant Simon Harrison
• Felix Bell — Airman Tench
• Roger Blake — Wing Commander Hilary Campbell-Stokes
• Tony Roper — Iain Guthrie
• Tom Watson — Douggie Maclaggan
• Zoë Eeles — Eilidh Guthrie
• Georgie Glen — Mrs. Mulvey
• Michael B. Blair — Callum

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1999-02-28; final listed air date 1999-04-11; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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