About this season
Spearhead is a British television drama produced by Southern Television for the ITV network. With a total of three series and 19 episodes from 1978 to 1981, the series follows the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Wessex Rangers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment, during The Troubles.
Episodes (6)
1. New Brooms
Aired 18 June 1979 • 60 min
The Royals are posted to West Germany and 6 Platoon have been given a new CO. Meanwhile, Colby schemes to get rid of the troublesome Stevens, who reveals one of the (many) reasons for his rage.
2. Matrimony
Aired 25 June 1979 • 60 min
The strains in Box's marriage lead him to a blunder during tank exercises. His wife is lonely, homesick and harbouring a secret. And Gadd's stag party (he's getting married in the morning) turns rancourous.
3. Pressures
Aired 2 July 1979 • 60 min
Twiss and Gilbey are both thinking about promotion. Bilinski wants to marry Helga, but she's an escapee from communist East Germany, and Army Intelligence thinks she may be a spy.
4. Leave Takers
Aired 9 July 1979 • 60 min
Adams's father visits from England. Tensions are still high between them, but a visit to the museum of Belsen concentration camp has a surprising effect. Stevens, permanently angry and deeply unpopular, receives some devastating news.
5. Repercussions
Aired 16 July 1979 • 60 min
Pickering causes a serious incident on the heavily defended border between East and West Germany, forcing 6 Platoon to weigh up the conflicting demands of humanity, group loyalty, and military discipline.
6. Waiting Games
Aired 23 July 1979 • 60 min
6 Platoon are back on active duty in Northern Ireland. During a nighttime surveillance operation, they're ambushed and Twiss goes missing, presumed captured. Enquiries among locals are met with bitter and mutual hostility.