R D. Wingfield Deadfall

(4.8 stars; 14 reviews)

R.D. Wingfield Deadfall Demolition expert Harry Davis is a retired British special agent. In his service days, he was part of a disastrous plot to assassinate an African leader. Now, many years later, there’s to be another attempt. Reluctantly, Harry is drawn into the plot, but is it all it seems to be. Harry Davies ...... Bob Peck
 Jenny Brown ...... Julie Berry 
Tom Crossland ...... Aubrey Woods
 Colonel Travers ...... Peter Howell 
Reynolds ...... Tim Reynolds
 Joe ...... Alan Dudley
 Det Sgt Redway ...... Stephen Thorne 
Police Officer ...... Michael Tudor Barnes 
Agent ...... Paul Gregory Other parts played by members of the cast Director: Ian Cotterell Afternoon Play: Deadfall Thu 17th Dec 1987, 15:00 on BBC Radio 4 FM Harry, an explosives expert, is in the demolition business, blowing up old factory chimneys. But years earlier he used to work for the Section, an undercover part of the Ministry of Defence, and was involved in an assassination attempt on a rising black politician. An attempt is made on Harry's life, after one of his old army colleagues turns up on his doorstep - is this coincidence, or his past catching up with him? This is a superbly-paced thriller, broadcast first for the BBC but also put out in Canada and Australia.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.