Danger UXB(1979)

Danger UXB is a 1979 British television series following Lieutenant Brian Ash, a Royal Engineers officer tasked with defusing unexploded bombs across London during the Blitz. Based on the memoirs of Major A. B. Hartley, the drama chronicles the 97 Tunnelling Company as they learn bomb disposal techniques through dangerous, often deadly trial and error. Each episode presents Ash and his fellow officers facing increasingly sophisticated German bomb fuses, where a single mistake means catastrophe. Alongside the high-stakes military work, a quiet romance develops between Ash and the married daughter of an inventor, adding personal stakes to the relentless tension. Anthony Andrews stars as Ash in this gripping wartime drama that balances procedural detail with human vulnerability, capturing both the technical ingenuity and emotional toll of the men who defused Britain's deadliest legacy.