"The Sweet War Man" | |
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Armchair Theatre episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 4 |
Directed by | Alvin Rakoff |
Written by | Barry England |
Original air date | 1 January 1966 |
Running time | 60 mins |
Guest appearances | |
Kenneth More as Major Stourman Neil Stacy as Lt Mallet Clive Swift as the camp doctor | |
The Sweet War Man is a 1966 British television play. It starred Kenneth More, and was made at a time when that actor was working increasingly in television.[1]
During the Malayan Emergency, Major Stourman, a British officer very experienced in guerilla warfare, is arrested for killing a Malay. He is guarded by a young subaltern, Lt Mallet, just out from England. A battle of wills ensues between the men.
The story editor was Robert Banks Stewart.[2]
The Observer called it "very nearly very good" but "wrecked... by an inept payoff in which everybody behaved madly out of character."[3] The Leicester Mercury called it "strong, meaty drama."[4] The Liverpool Echo said it had "a tour de force from Kenneth More."[5]