Civvies

Miniseries

1992 · 6 episodes · 5h 0m in all

Former soldiers in Britain's elite Parachute Regiment struggle to come to terms with civilian life after leaving the army.

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Episode 1

   22 Sept 1992 · 50 min

   Frank Dillon retires from the Army after 18 years and struggles to adjust to civilian life. He tries to find a job, while trying to resist the temptation of the easy money offered by working for local gangland villain Barry Newman.

2. 2

   2. Episode 2

   29 Sept 1992 · 50 min

   The stress of civilian life causes Taffy to crack up with frightening consequences. Dillon and Steve get a new job.

3. 3

   3. Episode 3

   6 Oct 1992 · 50 min

   Frank and his team of ex-paras go to Scotland to tackle salmon poachers. When they arrive, they find that security is being dealt with by another ex-para, Tony Malone, the soldier whom Frank blames for the bomb explosion which killed six of his young recruits in Belfast.

4. 4

   4. Episode 4

   13 Oct 1992 · 50 min

   Frank is stunned by the suicide of his military buddy Steve. The ex-paras form a company, Stag Security Car Hire. They are contracted to do a job for local gangster Barry Newman. Tensions mount between Frank and Jimmy.

5. 5

   5. Episode 5

   20 Oct 1992 · 50 min

   Frank, increasingly tortured by his past in Northern Ireland, finds himself an accomplice to a crime.

6. 6

   6. Episode 6

   27 Oct 1992 · 50 min

   Frank, Harry and Cliff are arrested and accused of a crime they didn't commit in the final episode