by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Dramatised for radio in five parts by Constance Cox
with Martyn Read as Micah Clarke, Patrick Troughton as Decimus Saxon, James Bryce as Reuben Lockarby and featuring Simon Ward as the Duke of Monmouth

After a dramatic encounter with the stranger, Decimus Saxon, Micah and his friend Reuben find themselves drawn into the Civil War between the Protestant usurper the Duke of Monmouth and the Catholic King James II, and set off on the dangerous ride to throw in their lot with the Duke and his forces at Taunton.

(Broadcast on Easter Day at 9.0 pm)
(Stereo)