Having set off on the dangerous ride to Taunton to join Monmouth's rebel forces, Micah and his friend Reuben have had many extraordinary encounters.

First with Sir Jacob Clancing who sends an enigmatic and ominous message to the Duke; then with the deceptively foppish Sir Gervas who joins their cause; and next with Mayor Timewell whose pretty daughter catches Reuben's eye.

Finally they come face to face with the great Monmouth himself.

Starring Martyn Read, Patrick Troughton and James Bryce.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's historical novel set to the backdrop of the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.

Dramatised by Constance Cox.

Micah Clarke …. Martyn Read
Decimus Saxon …. Patrick Troughton
Reuben Lockarby …. James Bryce
Duke of Monmouth …. Simon Ward
Sir Gervas Jerome ... Mark Straker
Lord Grey ... David Sinclair
Duke of Beaufort .... John Rye
Mayor Timewell .... Willlam Eedle
Captain Buyse .... Geoffrey Collins
Dr Ferguson .... Henry Stamper
Major Ogilvy .... Gregory de Polnay
Captain Murgatroyd .... Jack McKenzie
Captain Sinclair .... Michael Jayes
Farmer Brown ... Peter Tuddenham
Silas .... John Forbes-Robertson
Long John .... Clive Panto

Director: David Johnston

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1985. Show less