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The Guardians
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Head of State

  • Episode aired Jul 24, 1971
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Cyril Luckham in The Guardians (1971)
DramaSci-FiThriller

A delicate situation develops when the French President, due in London for talks, refuses to attend. He demands to meet the real head of state. With the Queen in self-imposed exile and the P... Read allA delicate situation develops when the French President, due in London for talks, refuses to attend. He demands to meet the real head of state. With the Queen in self-imposed exile and the Prime Minister little more than a pawn of the General, who is the real head of state?A delicate situation develops when the French President, due in London for talks, refuses to attend. He demands to meet the real head of state. With the Queen in self-imposed exile and the Prime Minister little more than a pawn of the General, who is the real head of state?

  • Director
    • Robert Tronson
  • Writers
    • John Bowen
    • Rex Firkin
    • Vincent Tilsley
  • Stars
    • Cyril Luckham
    • Edward Petherbridge
    • Derek Smith
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    7.7/10
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    • Director
      • Robert Tronson
    • Writers
      • John Bowen
      • Rex Firkin
      • Vincent Tilsley
    • Stars
      • Cyril Luckham
      • Edward Petherbridge
      • Derek Smith
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    Cyril Luckham
    Cyril Luckham
    • Sir Timothy Hobson
    Edward Petherbridge
    Edward Petherbridge
    • Christopher Hobson
    Derek Smith
    • Dennis Norman
    Gwyneth Powell
    Gwyneth Powell
    • Clare Weston
    John Bryans
    • Bullmore
    Peter Howell
    Peter Howell
    • Geoffrey Hollis
    Geoffrey Russell
    Geoffrey Russell
    • Henry James
    André Maranne
    André Maranne
    • Felicien de Bastion
    • (as Andre Maranne)
    Stephen Yardley
    Stephen Yardley
    • Cockney Guardian
    Ray Lonnen
    Ray Lonnen
    • Brum Guardian
    Kenneth Gilbert
    • Commentator
    Michael Smee
    • TV Newscaster
    Kenneth Benda
    Kenneth Benda
    • General
    Virginia Hewitt
    • Dame Henrietta Baxter
    Simon Castles
    • Guardian Officer
    • (as Simon Castle)
    Lewis Alexander
    • Minister
    • (uncredited)
    John Caesar
    • Guardian - Opening Titles
    • (uncredited)
    Les Clark
    • Guardian - Opening Titles
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Tronson
    • Writers
      • John Bowen
      • Rex Firkin
      • Vincent Tilsley
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    • Release date
      • July 24, 1971 (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
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      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
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