![]() We’re told several times that various airmen have been cleared of suspicion, but it’s not explained how this is done. Did he think they’d just let him walk away? He might not have discovered too much about the escape route, but he still would have been able to identify a number of people (Max and Hans, for two).Īs touched upon eadlier, the plotting of the episode feels a little suspect in places. Hans’ disgust that Max resorts to murder is a little difficult to credit. The spy isn’t either of these though – but he’s eventually dealt with by Max, with a horrified Hans looking on. James Wynn (later to play Sooty Sutcliffe in Grange Hill) is one whilst Harry Fielder (someone with a list of credits longer than several arms) is another. Some familiar faces can be found amongst the motley collection of airmen. It seems cold-blooded, but it might be necessary in order to protect the line. With nineteen British airman in Brussels, one way out would be to shoot them all. If he’s unsuccessful then there will be some difficult decisions to be made. As a German himself, he’s the ideal man to try and identify the spy, but given his loathing for Albert, will he agree? Yes of course, otherwise the plot would have floundered somewhat. Hans Van Broecken (Gunner Moller), Natalie’s uncle (and no friend of Albert), returns. Hard to swallow moment number two is the fact she knows that Albert is the person who needs to be told about this straight away. That’s hard to swallow moment number one. But at that precise moment his cleaning lady happens to overhear the whole thing. Brandt and Erika are having an argument in bed and he tells her the whole story (an infiltrator – accepted as genuine by London – will shortly be going down the line). The way that the audience (and Lifeline) learn about it today is a touch contrived though. He hasn’t attempted it for a while, so I suppose it was bound to happen again. ![]() Indeed, during series one it seemed like he was doing it every other week. You have to say that his explanation for its presence (the cleaning woman could have left it there) is a bit feeble.īrandt has already tried and failed several times to infiltrate the escape line with one of his officers. His mistress? Since we know that he’s a workaholic it would seem not and his protestations of innocence do appear to be sincere. There’s an intriguing moment when she finds a photograph of an attractive young woman in his wardrobe. This he declines to do, although he concedes that they should leave the city. ![]() Fearful for her own life (and that of their children) she begs Brandt to move them to Brussels. Erika now finds living in Berlin, which is suffering heavy bombing raids on a regular basis, intolerable. Plot-threads which pay off later in the year are established here. A member of the SS is plainly a much lower form of life. This is partially explained by the fact that, as a General’s daughter, she suffers from something of a superiority complex – for example, she has no wish to meet Kessler. Their interactions later provide the spur which kicks the plot into gear, but before that there’s plenty of nice character development on offer.īrandt is clearly delighted to see her (something she reciprocates, although in a rather cooler way). Major Brandt’s wife, Erika (Brigitte Kahn), is in Brussels for a brief visit.
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