"Bugs" Down Among the Dead Men (1995)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Andrew Grieve

Writers:

Brian Clemens (creator) and
Stephen Gallagher (written by)

TV Series:

"Bugs" (1995)

Original Air Date:

22 April 1995 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Hired to investigate the link between the theft of ship components and the former employee of a large city bank, the Gizmos team encounter theft, murder, and a bank heist by submarine.

Plot Keywords:

High Tech | Spy | Industrial Espionage | Gadget | Surveillance

Cast

Craig McLachlan	...	Ed Russell
Jaye Griffiths	...	Roslyn 'Ros' Henderson
Jesse Birdsall	...	Nicholas Beckett
Brian Deacon	...	Bryan Brody
Pauline Moran	...	Juliet Brody
Matthew Marsh	...	Graeme Hurry
Ric Morgan	...	McTiernan
Ellis Van Maar	...	Dutch Officer
Paul Arlington	...	Vice-Chairman
Tom Minnikin	...	Chairman
Wolf Christian	...	Security
Michael Eriera	...	Manager
Roger McKern	...	Naval Officer
Tom Bradford	...	Windette

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Broadgate, London, England, UK

Trivia:

The submarine used in this episode is a former Soviet U475 (Foxtrot-class) built in 1967. She was retired from active service in 1994 and was berthed at Long's Wharf, Thames Barrier, where the episode was shot.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the space of a couple of hours, Brody manages to travel from the middle of the North Sea, up the river Thames and into central London - using only a small inflatable outboard craft.

Quotes:

Nicholas Beckett: I can assure you, Mr. McTiernan, this is just a misunderstanding.
[McTiernan pulls a gun from his coat]
Roslyn 'Ros' Henderson: Beckett, just let him go!
McTiernan: Misunderstand this.
[McTiernan shoots Beckett in the chest]
Roslyn 'Ros' Henderson: Beckett!