The Candle of Darkness

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The Candle of Darkness: 5. The Angry Mob

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5. The Angry Mob

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An angry mob turns on Jimmy as Delia implicates him.

An angry mob turns on Jimmy as Delia implicates him. Steve discovers his friend’s war actions. Stars Teddy Johnson. From 1967.

After Delia Dewar implicates him, an angry mob turns on Jimmy Morton. 

Meanwhile Steve Gardiner discovers his friend's war actions.

Starring Teddy Johnson.

Edward Boyd's serial thriller.

Steve Gardiner .... Teddy Johnson
PC McKenzie .... John Young
PC Robertson .... Kalman Glass
Lindy Marshall .... Hannah Gordon
Jimmy Morton .... Jimmy Logan
Wilfred Morton …. Leonard Maguire
Detective Inspector Gordon .... Moultrie R. Kelsall
Louisa Matthews .... Nancy Mitchell
Romily Foster .... Douglas Murchie
Bill Williams .... Glenn Michael

Produced in Glasgow by Eddie Fraser.

First heard on the BBC Home Service opt-out for Scotland in March 1954.

Series re-recorded for broadcast on the BBC Home Service in July 1967.

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A homicidal maniac terrorises a Scottish seaside town.

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