Moonstrike is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1963.
The series was an anthology programme: a collection of self-contained stories about acts of resistance in occupied Europe during the Second World War. Producer Gerard Glaister drew upon his own wartime experiences, having served as a pilot in the RAF.
Most of the music for the series was provided by composer Dudley Simpson, and was some of his first work in the field of composing 'incidental music'.
Of the 27 episodes that were made, only three were known to exist until 2 October 2024, when the Film Is Fabulous project announced the recovery of a 16mm telerecording of the episode "He Who Tells". The recording was returned to the BBC for preservation. This means that 4 of the 27 episodes of Moonstrike now exist in the BBC archives.
Episodes +No.EpisodeTransmitted1"Home by Four"21 Feb 19632"A Clear Field"28 Feb 19633"Message Received"7 Mar 19634"Five Hours to Kill"14 Mar 19635"Return to Danger"21 Mar 19636"A Safe House"28 Mar 19637"Danger by Appointment"4 Apr 19638"Unwelcome Guest"11 Apr 19639"Round Trip"18 Apr 196310"No Joy"25 Apr 196311"A Sunday Morning"2 May 196312"Death Sentence"9 May 196313"The Expert"16 May 196314"Four To Go"23 May 196315"Last Act"30 May 196316"A Girl Friend"6 Jun 196317"The Biggest Bandit"13 Jun 196318"The Escape"20 Jun 196319"Rush Job"27 Jun 196320"He Who Tells"4 Jul 196321"A Matter of Trust"11 Jul 196322"The Factory"18 Jul 196323"The Canary"25 Jul 196324"Try Out"1 Aug 196325"The Bells Are Silent"8 Aug 196326"No Heroics"15 Aug 196327"The Last Mission"27 Aug 1963
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