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The Long and the Short and the Tall

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by WILLIS HALL with and Malaya, early 1942: the advancing Japanese are still many miles away from Sergeant Mitchem's patrol, deep in the deserted jungle - or so it seems, until an unexpected voice is heard on Private Whitaker's radio - a radio with a weak battery and a short range!
Fights by STUART FELL
Designer MICHAEL EDWARDS
Directed by RONALD SMEDLEY

Contributors

Designer:
Michael Edwards
Directed By:
Ronald Smedley
Private Bamforth:
Michael Kitchen
Sergeant Mitchem:
Mark McManus
Cpl Johnstone:
Richard Morant
L/Cpl MacLeish:
Jon Morrison
Pte Whitaker:
Paul Henley
Pte Evans:
Martin Howells
Pte Smith:
Graham Turner
Japanese soldier:
Vincent Wong
Source: Radio Times

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