12 O'Clock High · SEASON 1

The Cry of Fallen Birds

Episode 28 · 1965-04-09

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Episode overview

Savage and the Piccadilly Lily are coming in damaged & low from a mission to Blaustadt. On the approach they almost hit some trees and a mansion which is on the approach to the new runway. Savage wants the trees and the mansion removed and goes to see General Stoneman who is receiving an award from the Archbury Town Council. The house is the ancestral home of the Earl of Archbury, the current resident is Lady Catherine Hammet. Savage goes to see Lady Catherine and is mistaken for a burglar, Corporal Smith is hurt. Later Savage tries again and meets Group Captain Evans who explains that Catherine has not been outside since the death of her fiancé two years before. Returning from a mission, Savage crashes his plane rather than hitting the house and is badly hurt. He is billeted in Lady Catherine's. house on the orders of Major Kaiser. Savage & Lady Catherine fall in love but she still won't leave the house. In order to set her free Savage orders the destruction of the house.

Season 1 episodes

1. Golden Boy Had Nine Black Sheep1964-09-18 2. Follow the Leader1964-09-25 3. The Men and the Boys1964-10-02 4. The Sound of Distant Thunder1964-10-16 5. The Climate of Doubt1964-10-23 6. Pressure Point1964-10-30 7. Decision1964-11-06 8. The Hours Before Dawn1964-11-13 9. Appointment at Liege1964-11-20 10. Interlude1964-11-27 11. Here's to Courageous Cowards1964-12-04 12. Soldiers Sometimes Kill1964-12-11 13. The Suspected1964-12-18 14. An Act of War1964-12-25 15. Those Who Are About to Die1965-01-01 16. In Search of My Enemy1965-01-08 17. The Albatross1965-01-15 18. The Lorelei1965-01-22 19. Faith, Hope and Sergeant Aronson1965-01-29 20. To Heinie, with Love1965-02-05 21. The Clash1965-02-12 22. The Ticket1965-02-26 23. The Trap1965-03-05 24. The End of the Line1965-03-12 25. The Threat1965-03-19 26. Mutiny at Ten Thousand Feet1965-03-26 27. The Mission1965-04-02 28. The Cry of Fallen Birds1965-04-09 29. V for Vendetta1965-04-16 30. P.O.W. (1)1965-04-23 31. P.O.W. (2)1965-04-30 32. The Hero1965-05-07