The Fourth Arm (1983)
The twelve-part serial dealt with secret agents parachuted into occupied Europe during the Second World War, following their progress through initial recruitment and training, and finally their first mission in enemy territory.
The Fourth Arm: Season 1 - 12 Episode s
1x1 - Part One
January 7, 1983
Part 1 in this serial about Hitler's secret weapon against Britain.
1x2 - Part Two
January 14, 1983
A special team has to be selected for the operation.
1x3 - Part Three
January 21, 1983
The selected recruits are to meet at a designated rendezvous.
1x4 - Part Four
January 28, 1983
As the training continues, they emerge as individuals.
1x5 - Part Five
February 4, 1983
Parachute training begins, and there is suspicion there might be a secret agent.
1x6 - Part Six
February 11, 1983
The team may have found a way into the V1 storage dump.
1x7 - Part Seven
February 18, 1983
The team are employed into a real operation in France but Portales loyality is in question.
1x8 - Part Eight
February 25, 1983
Major Gallagher discovers a way to cross the minefield which surrounds the German bomb dump.
1x9 - Part Nine
March 4, 1983
The deadline for the official selection of the team approaches but tempers flares and quarrels begin.
1x10 - Part Ten
March 11, 1983
The team is given a detailed briefing for the attack on the bomb dump but one of team opts out and the operation faces failure.
1x11 - Part Eleven
March 18, 1983
The team has been briefed and they all recognise the importance of their mission and that their chances of survival are limited.
1x12 - Part Twelve
March 25, 1983
Gallagher and his team have gained access to the German underground but their entry has been discovered.