The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb

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The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb: 2. Light the Blue Touch Paper and Retire

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

2. Light the Blue Touch Paper and Retire

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The 17-Jewelled Shockproof Swiss-Made Bomb, 2. Light the Blue Touch Paper and Retire

Can teacher Johnny Shields infiltrate the smuggling gang in Switzerland?

Arriving in Switzerland on his secret mission, Johnny Shields must wait for the opposition to make a move. Stars Peter Coke.

After the dramatic death at the airport, Johnny Shields has arrived in Switzerland on his secret mission. 

He must now wait for the opposition to make a move... 

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 
Doreen    ......    Sylvia Brayshay 
Tadpole    ......    Derrick Gilbert 
Muff    ......    Robert Powell 
Julie    ......    Anne Stallybrass 
Bruno    ......    David Mahlowe 
Karl    ......    Ben Kingsley 
Karen    ......    Cynthia Grenville
Gino    ......    Ronald Harvi
Foster    ......    Michael Stirrup 

Theme music composed and played by Trevor Holroyd.

Producer:  Alan Ayckbourn

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in January 1968.

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