06 The Smiler With The Knife


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6: The Smiler With the Knife by Nicholas Blake, dramatised by Barry Campbell A thieving magpie and a rather fussy Surveyor of Highways cause Nigel Strangeways and his wife to stumble upon an organisation which has close links with Fascist Germany and some very odd ideas about the future of this country. Directed by Jane Morgan.   Georgia Strangeways: Jackie Smith-Wood Nigel Strangeways: Simon Cadell Sir John Strangeways: Jack May Lord Canteloe: John Rye Alison Grove: Susie Brann Peter Braithwaite: Christopher Douglas Mme Alvarez: Avril Clark Senor Alvarez: Tim Reynolds Celia Mayfield: Deborah Makepeace Major Keston: David Sinclair Professor Hargreaves Steele: Richard Durden Mrs Fortescue: Jill Balcon The Rev Fortescue: Peter Howell Miss Agg-Thorsby: Pauline Letts With ANDREW BRANCH, JOHN CHURCH, ELAINE CLAXTON, STEVEN HARROLD, SHAUN PRENDERGAST,   NATASHA PYNE. GORDON REID, ERIC STOVELL and JONATHAN TAFLER First broadcast: Mon 29th Dec 1986, 19:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.