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from the novel by Nevil Shute
Adapted for radio by Stephen Grenfell
Other parts played by members of the cast
Production by Michael Bakewell

Contributors

Novel By:
Nevil Shute
Unknown:
Stephen Grenfell
Production By:
Michael Bakewell
Narrator:
Simon Lack
Jerry:
Geoffrey Matthews
Mona:
Janette Richer
Dad:
James Thomason
Wing-Commander Dickens:
Olaf Pooley
Squadron-Leader Peterson:
Manning Wilson
Burnaby:
Leslie Perrins
Flight-Lieutenant Hooper:
Michael Hall
Wireless Operator:
Rolf Lefebvre
Corporal Lambert:
Geoffrey Hodson
James:
Richard Mayes
Porky Thomas:
Charles Hodgson
Wing-Commander Hewitt:
Edward Jewesbury
Miriam:
Laurel Solash
Commander Rutherford:
Donald Bisset
Jorgen:
Michael Turner
Trawler Commander:
Martin Lewis
Nurse Loring:
Janet Burnell
Nurse MacKenzie:
Molly Rankin
Commanding Officer:
Brewster Mason
Professor Legge:
Hamilton Dyce
Mrs Burnaby:
Henrietta Russell
Wren Officer Hancock:
Annette Kelly
Commander Sutton:
Richard Williams
Admiral:
Eric Anderson

BBC Home Service Basic

About BBC Home Service

BBC Home Service is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 1st September 1939 and ended on the 29th September 1967.

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