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James Follett - The Silent Vulcan

James Follett - The Silent Vulcan: Episode 1

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Episode 1

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The town of Pentworth in Sussex remains cut off after a UFO crash landed.

The town of Pentworth in Sussex remains cut off after a UFO crash landed. Can the visitors be contacted? Read by Nigel Anthony.

After a UFO crash landed, the town of Pentworth and surrounding Sussex countryside have been cut off by a mysterious invisible and impenetrable wall. 

A cult leader is blaming two local women - Ellen Duncan and Vikki Taylor - after accusing them of witchcraft. Detective Sergeant Mike Malone is on the case...

Meanwhile, an attempt to make contact with the visitors and their craft begins...

'The Silent Vulcan' is the final book in James Follett's sci-fi trilogy of the same name.

Abridged by Miranda Davis. 

Producer: Elizabeth Allard.

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in 2004.

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Classic sci-fi from the final book in the Pentworth Trilogy. Read by Nigel Anthony.

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