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2 unusual facts about Flambards


Blackburn Mercury

A full-scale non-flying replica of Mercury II configuration was constructed for the Yorkshire Television series Flambards and is now displayed at the Yorkshire Air Museum.

Jean Louis Conneau

In the (1978) TV series Flambards based upon the trilogy, Conneau is spoken of as 'Lieutenant Conneau' by the character Mr. Dermot(Anton Diffring) and by his nom de plume 'Andre Beaumont' by Dermot, William(Alan Parnaby) and Christina Parsons(Christine McKenna), the heroine of the trilogy.


Christine McKenna

Her television credits include 41 episodes of The Kids from 47A (1973–4), playing Georgina Hogarth in Dickens of London with Roy Dotrice (1976), "Christina" in 13 episodes of Flambards (1979), Friends and Other Lovers (1981) for ITV Playhouse, and Mask of Murder (1985).


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