Their Finest Hour Trivia Quiz

Answer: Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson

All the incorrect answers played couples in dramas about the war, but it was Branagh and Thompson who played the Pringles. The six novels on which it was based were much inspired by author Olivia Manning's real life experiences, when she and her husband were taken by surprise by the outbreak of war and had to flee from Bucharest across the Balkans and into the Middle East staying just ahead of invading Nazi forces.

Answer: The RAF

The series took the men of Hornet Squadron from the day Chamberlain declared war to the massive attack on London by the Luftwaffe one year later, a crucial moment in the Battle of Britain. To help create an authentic bond between the actors playing the airmen, they not only shared accommodation during filming but also referred to each other by their character's nicknames and held funerals for characters 'killed' during the story.

Answer: Secret Army

The three incorrect answers were all series about the experiences of people in occupied territory, but they were set in France and the Channel Islands. "Secret Army" ran for three series and inspired two more series - "Kessler", which followed the fate of one of the German commanders after the war, and "Allo Allo", a very popular comic parody.

It even gave rise to an album of music, "Au Cafe Candide", sung by Angela Richards who played the barmaid cum singer Monique.

Answer: Jack Hedley

All the other actors appeared in the series as regulars, but it was Hedley who played the SBO. The original Colditz castle still stands, but it could not be used to film the series as at the time it was in East Germany; Stirling Castle stood in for much of the filming, though some castle scenes were filmed at Calver Mill in Derbyshire and Scarborough Barracks at Osnabruck in West Germany.

Answer: Evacuees

The location filming for the London scenes in the 2004 version was actually carried out in Wales - at Victoria Place in Newport, Gwent. This street has also been used for scenes in "Doctor Who" and "House of Eliot" because it is a beautifully preserved period setting, though it was nearly demolished in 1973 to make way for modern flats.

Answer: Danger UXB

The series title came from the warning notices posted in the streets of Blitz-hit Britain to warn passers-by that an unexploded bomb was close by. One episode of the series, "Butterfly Winter", led to the recognition and defusing of a butterfly bomb which had been picked up and put in a child's toy cupboard by a parent who did not know what their child had found.

Answer: Alfred Burke

The actor John Nettles did appear in an episode of the series called "Officers of the Law", in which he played a policeman forced to work for the Germans and suffering mental torment in the process. Later Nettles became famous for playing a detective in the Channel Islands, "Bergerac"; he also wrote, produced and presented a documentary about the German occupation called "Channel Islands at War".

Answer: Tenko

The incorrect answers were all series dealing with events in Japanese-occupied territory, but one is an Australian series, one from Hong Kong and one from Singapore. The writer of "Tenko", Lavinia Warner, also helped create the series "Wish Me Luck", about women agents in wartime Europe. The series title is the Japanese word for "role-call".

Answer: Michael Kitchen

The series has been so popular that it was brought back after being cancelled in 2007, returning to the screen in 2008. There are even Foyle's Walk tours offered in the town of Hastings (Foyle's 'beat' in the series) for those who want to visit the locations used in the series.

Answer: We'll Meet Again

Although the title refers to Vera Lynn's song, the series theme tune was actually a completely different song specially written for the show by a prolific UK composer, Denis King; the theme was written in the style of wartime big band music, and was played by Denis King and the Stutz Bearcats.