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Which of the two Luftwaffe Majors was better against Kessler??

I think maybe Reinhardt was better against Kessler as he had a more realistic view of how the war was going. He carried on regardless of what Kessler told him to do where as Brandt tended to do as he was told, and allowed this to hinder him. Kessler believed was that Germany was going to win the war and this blinkered view he passed on to Brandt. Maybe if Kessler was a bit more open minded about the way things were going he would have done a lot better. Although eventually Reinhardt managed to succeed where Brandt and Kessler failed, it didn?t help him much in the end. He should have know better than to have told Kessler that he gave himself up. What a shame!

Reinhardt for sure.

Brandt never came close to making Kessler squirm as much as Reinhardt did-just a shame that the Canadians supplied those guns!

I agree Reinhardt was a much better foil for Kessler, their working relationship was always strained throught the entire third season, culminating in Reinhardt's 'death by firing squad' in the series final episode.

However Brandt was an interesting and enjoyable character who grew over the first, and in particular second (we got to meet his wife, see the bombed remains of his home and his eventual dramatic downfall culminating in 'Day of Wraith') seasons.
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Definately Reinhardt because he did have a better idea of how the war was going and was better at getting underneath Kessler's skin. Also he tried to expose Kessler at the end of the show as a Gestapo officer, that was brave...although it didn't do him much good. B)

Brandt I feel carried off his character perfectly, as did Reinhart.

Brandt I feel had some fabulous scenes and discussions with Kessler that I felt were slightly superior to Reinharts Character.

Hey! Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver are both superb actors!

But in the BIG ONE in series 2 ofSecret Army there is a fabulous scene whereby Michael Culver interogates an airman ( Flight Sgt Lewis) His wife has just been killed and he is on the edge. He ends up loosing it- But what a scene. One of the best dialogues you will see in the series.

Kessler and Brandt work so well together especially in scenes in the Candide.

How can you really say? But Culver edges it for acting by a nose. :rolleyes:

I am very fond of both Brandt and Reinhardt - but I'd have to go for Reinhardt for his dry sense of humour and the fact that he had a keen sense of the absurdities of war. I liked Brandt's sensitivity and the fact that he was quite suave and urbane, but he wasn't quite tough enough to really stand up to Kessler. Whereas Reinhardt seemed to have the capacity to be quite nasty if he really wanted to - I always got the impression that Kessler was secretly a bit scared of Reinhardt and that was one of the main reasons he disliked him so much. All bullies are cowards, after all.

I also think that if it had been Reinhardt rather than Brandt who was implicated in the plot to kill Hitler, and Kessler had pointedly placed that loaded gun on the table in front of him, Reinhardt would still have shot himself like Brandt did... but he'd have shot Kessler first.

Reinhardt, because he didn't have anything to lose.

personally,i would pick reinhardt as his caustic sense of humour really got up kessler's nose.