{"product_id":"book-k229","title":"The Eagle has landed, The Eagle has Flown and Exocet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull-cast dramatisations of three of Jack Higgins’ best-known novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Higgins (the pen name of Henry Patterson) was the internationally bestselling author of 85 novels. He shot to fame with \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Landed\u003c\/i\u003e, which sold 50 million copies worldwide and became a hit film. Adapted for radio, it is included here, together with its gripping sequel \u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Flown\u003c\/i\u003e and the sensational Falklands War thriller \u003ci\u003eExocet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Landed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – November 1943, and Winston Churchill is planning a weekend's relaxation in the Norfolk village of Studley Constable. Little does he know that a crack group of German paratroopers, aided by deadly IRA gunman Liam Devlin, are waiting to kidnap him and deliver him to Adolf Hitler…Starring \u003cb\u003eMichael Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFrank Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRosemary Martin\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHarry Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e, aka Jack Higgins, this classic story is one of the greatest World War Two adventures ever told.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Flown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Gunned down during ‘Operation Eagle’, German paratrooper Kurt Steiner is alive, but a prisoner in the Tower of London. Now Himmler wants him back, and calls in the one man with the skills to retrieve him: Liam Devlin. \u003cb\u003eHarry Paterson\u003c\/b\u003e stars as himself, Jack Higgins, with \u003cb\u003eMichael Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e as Steiner, \u003cb\u003eFrank Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e as Devlin and \u003cb\u003eGraham Padden\u003c\/b\u003e as Himmler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExocet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Argentina has invaded the Falkland Islands, forcing Britain to send in a naval task force to reclaim them. With war looming, Brigadier Charles Ferguson of MI6 recruits the beautiful Gabrielle Legrand to spy on her Argentinian lover, Raul Montera. Her mission: to work alongside her ex-husband, Tony Villiers, to foil a Soviet plot to sell deadly Exocet missiles to Argentina… \u003cb\u003ePeter Jeffrey, Michael N Harbour, Moir Leslie and William Hope\u003c\/b\u003e star in this riveting four-part drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Jack Higgins 1971, 1983 (\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Landed\u003c\/i\u003e), 1983 (\u003ci\u003eExocet\u003c\/i\u003e), 1991 (\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Flown\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Jack Higgins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Landed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Higgins – \u003cb\u003eHarry Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteiner – \u003cb\u003eMichael Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCol Radl – \u003cb\u003eIan Hogg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoanna – \u003cb\u003eRosemary Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiam Devlin – \u003cb\u003eFrank Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMolly – \u003cb\u003eHolly Aird\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePamela – \u003cb\u003eKimberly Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFather Vereker – \u003cb\u003eSimon Carter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChurchill – \u003cb\u003eRoger Hume\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHimmler – \u003cb\u003eGraham Padden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCanaris – \u003cb\u003eTerry Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHitler – \u003cb\u003eDavid Halliwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSturm – \u003cb\u003eDavid Vann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeuhoff – \u003cb\u003eNeil Coker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeuman – \u003cb\u003eJohn Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLemke – \u003cb\u003eStephen Garlick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty Wilde – \u003cb\u003eHeather Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraham – \u003cb\u003ePhilip Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur – \u003cb\u003eChristopher Good\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge – \u003cb\u003eVincent Brimble\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSgt Hofer – \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Whitehead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eagle Has Flown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiam Devlin – \u003cb\u003eFrank Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Higgins – \u003cb\u003eHarry Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteiner – \u003cb\u003eMichael Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVaughan – \u003cb\u003eQuint Boa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHimmler – \u003cb\u003eGraham Padden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCanaris – \u003cb\u003eTerry Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHitler – \u003cb\u003eDavid Halliwell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary – \u003cb\u003eMelanie Revill\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavinia – \u003cb\u003eCharlotte Westoram\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShaw – \u003cb\u003eDavid Neal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRommel – \u003cb\u003eGordon Reid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMunro – \u003cb\u003eLeon Tanner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarter – \u003cb\u003eJohn Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchellenberg – \u003cb\u003eDavid Holt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKneussel – \u003cb\u003eRichard Allenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKramer – \u003cb\u003eRichard O'Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBerger – \u003cb\u003ePeter Meakin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExocet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrigadier Charles Ferguson – \u003cb\u003ePeter Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMajor Tony Villiers – \u003cb\u003eMichael N Harbour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabriel Legrand – \u003cb\u003eMoir Leslie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarry Fox – \u003cb\u003ePeter Acre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor Vronski – \u003cb\u003eDavid Bamber\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCol Raul Montera – \u003cb\u003eWilliam Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulio Garcia\/Col Dwyer – \u003cb\u003eAllan Corduner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNikolai Belov – \u003cb\u003eDavid March\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSgt Major Jackson – \u003cb\u003eEric Allan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChief Supt Carver\/General Leopoldo Galtieri – \u003cb\u003eJohn Church\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnna Marchuk – \u003cb\u003eMelanie Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueen Elizabeth II\/Margaret Thatcher – \u003cb\u003eMelinda Walker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProf Paul Bernard – \u003cb\u003eKeith Drinkel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMajor Langham\/Major Espinet – \u003cb\u003eSteve Hodson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJournalist\/Private Elliot – \u003cb\u003eDavid Holt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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