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Saturday-Night Theatre: The Custard Boys

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Colin Finbow, from the novel by John Rae
with Bernard Gallagher, Theresa Streatfeild
and James Robinson as John, Christopher Chescoe as Mark, Christopher Donkin as Lewis, Keith Emin as Andrew, Julian Silvester as Jacob and Michael Sampson as Willy

The year is 1942. The place, Hollysea, a remote Norfolk village. The story is about a group of teenage children evacuated from London. The game: war. The lesson: that war isn't a game. The schoolboys discover this fact when one of them lies dead.

(Rptd: Monday 3.2pm)

Contributors

Writer:
Colin Finbow
From the novel by:
John Rae
Director:
Peter King
John:
James Robinson
Mark:
Christophe Chescoe
Lewis:
Christopher Donkin
Andrew:
Keith Emin
Jacob:
Julian Silvester
Willy:
Michael Sampson
Father:
Bernard Gallagher
Mother:
Theresa Streatfeild
John (as a man):
Christopher Godwin
Headmaster:
Terrence Hardiman
Vicar:
Ellis Dale
Herr Stein:
Alexander John
Mr Crabtree:
George Parsons
Mr Wilson:
David Timson
Sgt-Major:
Sion Probert
Lance Freeman:
Spencer Banks
Mrs Freeman:
Amanda Murray
Diana Freen:
Christine Absalom
Mrs Freen:
Jane Knowles
Shopkeeper:
Haydn Wood
Policeman:
Christopher Scott
Village girl:
Mary Greco
Village girl:
Samantha Carr

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