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Saturday-Night Theatre: The Incendiarist

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Jan Needle and Lawrence McDermott
with John Carson as Captain Dalby
and Michael Deacon as James Aitken

In 1776 the Rope House at Portsmouth dockyard, was burnt down by a young Scot - James Aitken. Was he a spy for America? Was he merely drawing attention to himself? Or was his motive more sinister?

(Repeated: Monday 3.5 pm)

Contributors

Writer:
Jan Needle
Writer:
Lawrence McDermott
Director:
Christopher Venning
Captain Dalby:
John Carson
James Aitken:
Michael Deacon
Mr Mitchell:
Malcolm Gerard
Susan Durgan:
Diana Rayworth
Colin Durgan:
Robert Trotter
Jardine:
Kenneth Shanley
Mrs Cotterill:
Sheelah Wilcocks
Judith Cotterill:
Heather Bell
Judge:
John Gabriel
Landlord:
Brian Jackson
Sergeant:
Henry Knowles
Lord Sandwich:
Christopher Scoular
[Actor]:
Peter Wickham
[Actress]:
Margot Boyd
Source: Radio Times

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