Synopsis
The evacuees prepare Pradoe Hall for a potential enemy invasion as Colonel Fanthorpe arrives from the Home Guard.
- Programme: Evacuation Manor House
- Episode: 8
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2008
- History
Licence: ERA Licence required
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