The Machine Gunners (1983)
The Machine Gunners (1983)
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Cast & Crew.
Shaun Taylor
Chas McGill
Debbie Breen
Audrey Parton
Tony Saint
Cem Jones
John Gannie
Sergeant Green
Alastair Craig
Nicky Nichol
Pauline Moriarty
Mrs. McGill
Harry Herring
Stan Liddell
Les Wilde
Mr. McGill
Adrian Dawson
Carrot Juice
Andrew Craig
Clogger Duncan
Michael Mould
Fatty Hardy
Raymond Pattison
Boddser Brown
Lyn Douglas
Nana McGill
Jürgen Andersen
Rudi Gerlath
Robert Westall
Author
Pauline Dykes
Editor
Details.
Release DateFebruary 23, 1983
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Running Time25m
Genres
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The Machine Gunners is a children's historical novel by Robert Westall, published by Macmillan in 1975. Set in northeastern England shortly after the Battle of Britain (February 1941), it features children who find a crashed German aircraft with a machine gun and ammunition; they build a fortress and capture and imprison a German gunner. The author also wrote a play based on the book, and others have adapted it for television and radio. A sequel, Fathom Five, set two years later, was published in 1979.
Westall won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British subject, and Machine Gunners was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works for the 70th anniversary celebration in 2007, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.