The Eagle has landed, The Eagle has Flown and Exocet

Full-cast dramatisations of three of Jack Higgins’ best-known novels Jack Higgins (the pen name of Henry Patterson) was the internationally bestselling author of 85 novels. He shot to fame with The Eagle Has Landed , which sold 50 million copies worldwide and became a hit film. Adapted for radio, it is included here, together with its gripping sequel The Eagle Has Flown and the sensational Falklands War thriller Exocet . The Eagle Has Landed – 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 Michael Fitzgerald , Frank Grimes , Rosemary Martin and Harry Patterson , aka Jack Higgins, this classic story is one of the greatest World War Two adventures ever told. The Eagle Has Flown – 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. Harry Paterson stars as himself, Jack Higgins, with Michael Fitzgerald as Steiner, Frank Grimes as Devlin and Graham Padden as Himmler. Exocet – 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… Peter Jeffrey, Michael N Harbour, Moir Leslie and William Hope star in this riveting four-part drama. Text copyright © Jack Higgins 1971, 1983 ( The Eagle Has Landed ), 1983 ( Exocet ), 1991 ( The Eagle Has Flown ) Cast and credits Written by Jack Higgins The Eagle Has Landed Jack Higgins – Harry Patterson Steiner – Michael Fitzgerald Col Radl – Ian Hogg Joanna – Rosemary Martin Liam Devlin – Frank Grimes Molly – Holly Aird Pamela – Kimberly Hope Father Vereker – Simon Carter Churchill – Roger Hume Himmler – Graham Padden Canaris – Terry Molloy Hitler – David Halliwell Sturm – David Vann Meuhoff – Neil Coker Neuman – John Dixon Lemke – Stephen Garlick Betty Wilde – Heather Barrett Graham – Philip Molloy Arthur – Christopher Good George – Vincent Brimble Sgt Hofer – Geoffrey Whitehead The Eagle Has Flown Liam Devlin – Frank Grimes Jack Higgins – Harry Patterson Steiner – Michael Fitzgerald Vaughan – Quint Boa Himmler – Graham Padden Canaris – Terry Molloy Hitler – David Halliwell Mary – Melanie Revill Lavinia – Charlotte Westoram Shaw – David Neal Rommel – Gordon Reid Munro – Leon Tanner Carter – John Dixon Schellenberg – David Holt Kneussel – Richard Allenson Kramer – Richard O'Ryan Berger – Peter Meakin Exocet Brigadier Charles Ferguson – Peter Jeffrey Major Tony Villiers – Michael N Harbour Gabriel Legrand – Moir Leslie Harry Fox – Peter Acre Victor Vronski – David Bamber Col Raul Montera – William Hope Julio Garcia/Col Dwyer – Allan Corduner Nikolai Belov – David March Sgt Major Jackson – Eric Allan Chief Supt Carver/General Leopoldo Galtieri – John Church Anna Marchuk – Melanie Hudson Queen Elizabeth II/Margaret Thatcher – Melinda Walker Prof Paul Bernard – Keith Drinkel Major Langham/Major Espinet – Steve Hodson Journalist/Private Elliot – David Holt © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd