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Kessler(TV show/series, 1981)

50min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 6 episodes

KesslerRating: 3.4/5 (with 2 votes)
Kessler is a television series produced by the BBC in 1981, starring Clifford Rose in the title role. The six-part serial is a sequel to the Second World War drama series Secret Army, set in contemporary times. ()
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About Kessler

Drama series about the attempts to unmask Ludwig Kessler, the fictional head of the Gestapo in Belgium from the series SECRET ARMY, who escaped punishment, changed his name to Manfred Dorf, and became a successful businessman.

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Kessler Seasons and Episodes

11/13/1981Series 1 - 6 episodes
#1 | 11/13/1981Episode 1
In 1975, four people arrive in Brussels to hold a meeting. They are following leads on the whereabouts of the former SS officer Ludwig Kessler, and their aim is to find him and unmask him as a war criminal.
#2 | 11/20/1981Episode 2
Kessler is living in Germany under the name of Manfred Dorf, and he has a wife and children there who know nothing about his old life and identity. But the hunt is closing on Kessler, and when he discovers someone is after him he prepares to flee Germany. First he needs to get hold of something he can’t leave without.
#3 | 11/27/1981Episode 3
Kessler begins to plan another new life for himself, and he arrives first in England. Even there, the surviving Nazis have interests and tentacles, but they do not look on it as a safe haven. Kessler needs something more permanent.
#4 | 12/04/1981Episode 4
As Kessler heads for South America, we see him planning his movements, but not what is in his mind. Kessler is clearly very anxious to meet Martin Bormann again.
#5 | 12/11/1981Episode 5
The surviving Nazi leaders have money and influence - and Kessler is becoming more of a liability than an asset to them. The last thing they want is another affair on the lines of Eichmann - so they go to ground, even for their old colleague.
#6 | 12/18/1981Episode 6
Kessler is outraged by the way his old Nazi comrades have treated him - they evidently look on him as disposable, and the old S.S. man is on his own. He sees that he has the knowledge to create havoc by changing sides.
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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 11/13/1981
Last episode released on: 12/18/1981
Creator: John Brason
Directors: Michael E. Briant, Tristan DeVere Cole
Keywords: war criminal

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:19125, Added: 05/15/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024