Danger UXB

In the early days of World War II, London pedestrians and motorists nervously skirt areas where unexploded German bombs (UXBs) lurk in the rubble. But for Royal Engineer Brian Ash (Anthony Andrews, Brideshead Revisited, Cambridge Spies), it’s risky business as usual. His volunteer assignment: To disarm unexploded bombs before they detonate and kill. Many of the bombs have been booby-trapped to go off without warning, making Ash’s deadly job even deadlier. Join Ash on his nailbiting rounds, where romance blossoms despite the danger. Based on the memoirs of a British major, as seen on Masterpiece Theatre. Approx. 10 3⁄4 hours on 4 DVDs.

As the war went on, the Germans developed increasingly ingenious bombs to thwart and kill British bomb-disposal experts. The ticking could sometimes stop for a while ... and then resume with fatal results.