Soldier and Me

Gerry Sundquist

Jim Woolcott

Constantine Gregory

Smiler

Richard Ireson

Greasy

Seasons

Miniseries

9 episodes

Premiered Sep 15, 1974

Episodes

1–6 of 9

Ep 1

Conspiracy

Sep 15, 1974

Teenage Czech refugee Istvan Szolda (nicknamed 'Soldier') overhears an assassination plot. Distraught and disbelieved, Soldier persuades his only friend, local boy Jim Wilcott, to accompany him, late at night, to the execution site.

Ep 2

House of Secrets

Sep 22, 1974

The duo break into and hide as the henchmen and later, cripple arrive. They overhear an argument and the cripple is shot. They manage to escape and call the police but a further surprise awaits them that will change their lives forever

Ep 3

Alibi

Sep 29, 1974

Aware that the villains know where they live, Soldier and Jim are in fear for their lives. The police dismiss their story as a time-wasting hoax, and one of the henchman, known as Smiler, finds them, forcing the boys to make a desperate decision.

Ep 4

Jump

Oct 6, 1974

The boys go on the lam North hoping to reach refuge with a friend of Jim's. However, they're hotly pursued by Smiler and the rest of the gang and are forced to cut their plan short by jumping off their train in the middle of nowhere.

Ep 5

Cross Country

Oct 13, 1974

Lost, cold and hungry, Soldier and Jim shelter in an abandoned quarry where they find an OS map and try to navigate a route to safety. Meanwhile, the gang relentlessly pursue them to the point of exhaustion.

Ep 6

Alone

Oct 20, 1974