Spearhead: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment. The series is regarded as an accurate depiction of life at that time for soldiers in the army. As an unusually honest programme about British Army life and 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland in the 70s, Spearhead was a worthwhile achievement for British Television

Series details

• Title: Spearhead
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, War
• Premiere date: 1978-07-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-09-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 15407
• IMDb ID: tt0163495
• TVDB ID: 74297

Cast and credited roles

• Glyn Grimstead — Private Meadows
• Gordon Case — Private Mayhoe
• Graham Turner — Lance Corporal McTavish
• Howard Barnes — Private Cobbold
• Lorna Heilbron — Frances McPherson
• Lynne Jones — Margaret Box
• Martyn Jacobs — Lieutenant Pickering
• Nicholas Lyndhurst — Private Wilson
• Nick Tate — Tim Hoffman
• Peter Turner — Lance Corporal Adams
• Pik Sen Lim — Tsai Adams
• Robin Davies — Corporal Box

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-07-18; final listed air date 1978-08-29; episode order: 7.
• Season 2: premiered 1979-06-18; final listed air date 1979-07-23; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1981-07-30; final listed air date 1981-09-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Spearhead on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.