Private Schulz (1981)

Overview

Private Schulz is a six-part 1981 television comedy-drama serial written by Jack Pulman and produced for BBC Two. It stars Michael Elphick in the title role, with Ian Richardson, Tony Caunter, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Murray, and Mark Wingett. Set primarily in Germany, during and immediately following World War II, fraudster and petty criminal Gerhard Schulz is forced to serve in the SS. In a story based on the real, though unrealised, plot by the Germans known as Operation Bernhard, Schulz tricks the Nazis into making counterfeit British £5 notes, millions of which will be used to destroy the British economy.

Details

Type

TV Show

Original title

Private Schulz

Released

1981-05-06

Runtime

50m

Status

Ended

Director

Jack Pulman

Country

United Kingdom

Quality

HD

Production

BBC

Network

BBC One

Language

English

Seasons

1

Episodes

6

Cast