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Saturday-Night Theatre presents: A Baton for the Conductor

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An improbable comedy freely adapted for radio by Basil Douglas.
From the novel by T. L. W. Hubbard.
[Starring] Richard Hurndall
Other parts played by members of the cast
(BBC recording)

Contributors

Author:
T.L.W. Hubbard
Adapted by:
Basil Douglas
Production:
Martyn C. Webster
Miss Payne, a receptionist:
Sheila Manahan
Bill Durrant-Atwill, a psychiatrist:
Richard Hurndall
Helen Conway:
Isabel Dean
George Conway, a civil servant:
Denis Goacher
David Collins, his nephew:
David Spenser
Miss Pettigrew, secretary to Sir Richard Parkington:
Joan Matheson
Pierre Lavise, a train steward:
John Hollis
Jean, another train steward:
John Graham
Dr. Simolisk, Director of the Rykau Festival:
Jeffrey Segal
Anna Klant:
Beryl Calder
Dr. Klant, organist of Rykau Cathedral:
John Cazabon
Sir Richard Parkington:
Hugh Manning
Laventnik, leader of the Rykau Orchestra:
David March
Mrs. Siebeline:
June Tobin
Polish frontier guard:
John Bennett

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