Nightmare World

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Wally K Daly

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Wally K Daly: Nightmare World

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Wally K Daly, Nightmare World

A worldwide power failure brings chaos and terror to Earth, but some towns are unaffected.

A world-wide power failure brings chaos and terror to Earth - but some towns remain strangely unaffected. Stars James Laurenson.

Gary Henderson and old man Jenkins head up a mountain road to Hill House every November 13th. 

But on their ascent this year, the mountain begins to shake like hell on earth. And Gary? He meets himself coming back...

As a world-wide power failure brings chaos and terror to Earth, one town in every country undergoes a curious and startling transformation. 

Starring James Laurenson, Nigel Anthony, Peter Jeffrey and Geoffrey Whitehead.

Gripping sci-fi thriller by Wally K Daly.  

Gary Henderson    ......    James Laurenson
Jenkins    ......    Nigel Anthony  
AP Smith    ......    Peter Jeffrey 
Prime Minister    ......    Geoffrey Whitehead
Venables     ......    Joe Dunlop 
Kate    ......    Melinda Walker 
Captain    ......    Christopher Scott
Co Pilot    ......    Christopher Good
Chief Scientific Officer    ......     John Warner
Controller    ......     Dominic Rickhards
Colonel    ......    Nicholas Courtney
Soldier    ......    Ian Michie
Lorna    ......    Cara Kelly
Joker    ......    Ken Cumberlidge 
Billy    ......     Sue Sheridan
Pamela    ......     Jo Kendall
Jumbo Child     ......    Joanna Mackie 

Director: David Hitchinson

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in March 1989.

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