The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb

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The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb: 5. Smaller Shrinks the Standing Corn

Roy Clarke - The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb

5. Smaller Shrinks the Standing Corn

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb, 5. Smaller Shrinks the Standing Corn

Can teacher Johnny Shields survive the demands of the smuggling gang?

Taken into the confidence of the smuggling gang, can teacher Johnny Shields survive their dangerous demands? Stars Peter Coke.

Shields meets Marco and collects the plates. 

But before he and Julie can get clear of the island, the alarm is raised by one of Bruno's men...

Starring Peter Coke.

Roy Clarke’s thriller serial set in the world of highly-organised international smugglers

Shields    ......    Peter Coke 
The Major    ......    Bob Grant 
Greta    ......    Veronica Doran 
Julie    ......    Anne Stallybrass 
Slip    ......    Colin Edwynn
Sergeant    ......    Ben Kingsley 

Theme music composed and played by Trevor Holroyd.

Producer:  Alan Ayckbourn

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1968.

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A teacher undertakes a dangerous Continental mission in Roy Clarke's comedy thriller.

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