CDS, then called Sons of England Dramatic Society, presented Colin Morris's Reluctant Heroes at the Claremont Civic Centre in February 1978. The show was directed by Hymie Shapiro and the cast was as follows:
The production team was:
- Morgan - Richard Groocock
- Tone - Nigel Drew
- Sergeant Bell - Aubrey Dwyer
- Gregory - Brian de Dock
- Sergeant McKenzie - David Gillett
- Medical Orderly - Robin Bates
- Pat Thompson - Carole Philip
- Penny Raymond - Joanna Rowland
- Captain Percy - Hugh Philip
- Gloria Dennis - Louise Duys
- Scots Soldier - Tony Hanson
The production team was:
- Stage Manager - Troy Jones
- Assistant S.M. - Sam Walkley
- Continuity - Janet Gillett
- Production Sec. - Jill Adams
- Set Construction - Sam Walkley, Jill Walkley, Nicholas Ludford, Jill van Vuuren, Bridget Smith, Janet Gillett, Alison Gillett, Eunice Pinchana, Troy Jones, Esther Bowes
- Stage Crew - Mark Whitesman, Nicholas Ludford, Pete Higgins, Peter Milner
- Properties - Enid Mercer, Esther Bowes
- Costumes - Margaret Stanley
- Sound - Harold Scott
- Lighting - Tony Hanson
- Decor - Jill van Vuuren
- Set Design - Hymie Shapiro