Death May Surprise Us by Ted Willis. BBC RADIO DRAMA

A BBC Radio serial thriller of politics and terrorism, adapted by Ted Wallis from his own novel.

These are the facts ... the full facts about an incident that took place at Okefield Park and the strange events that followed, which turned a supposedly innocuous engagement for the Prime Minister and his wife into a perilous and politically volatile situation when both were abducted.

We warn you: what you are about to hear may not be revealed until such time as Government archives are opened for public scrutiny ... approximately 30 years from now.

Proceed at your own risk ...

Jack Stoddart ... Leslie Sands
Jess Stoddart ... Mary Wimbush
Victor ... Cyril Shaps
Commander Knowles ... Geoffrey Matthews
Hugh Lashwood ... Preston Lockwood
Chief Constable/Mr. Hoddle ... Peter Tuddenham
Daines ... Jonathan Scott
Simon/Eike ... Peter Acre
Sue Swinton ... Charlotte Long
George Sharp/Valchik ... Anthony Daniels
Inspector Wiley ... Scott Cherry
Hemmings ... Francis Middleditch
Julia Hammond ... Narissa Knights
Home Secretary ... Leslie Heritage
Sir Maurice Jennings ... Lockwood West
Karel ... Jonathan Owen
Mrs. Hoddle ... Margot Boyd
Jane ... Moir Leslie
Kevin Fraser ... Jimmy Chisholm
Sunderland/Douglas Lamb ... Alaric Cotter
Newsreader ... Peter Donaldson
James Lang ... Arnold Diamond
Detective-Inspector Martin/Thornby ... Colin Starkey
Ben Tomkins ... David Goudge
Cheryl ... Helen Atkinson Wood
Marlow ... Lewis Stringer
WPS Bellamy ... Ellen McIntosh
Alan Peplow ... William Eedle
Sergeant Macey/Wallace ... Brett Usher
Colonel Ackland ... Bernard Brown

Directed by Graham Gauld

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 26 August - 30 September 1984

Episode 1 00:00
The Fortune Teller
A seemingly innocent engagement for Prime Minister Jack Stoddart becomes perilous and politically volatile.

Will the strange repercussions of an incident at Okefield Park ever be revealed?

Episode 2 26:20
Westminster One
With the country reeling from the abduction of the PM and his wife, security forces swing into action.

Episode 3 54:03
The Anonymous Man
The evidence suggests that the PM has not been abducted to Czechoslovakia.

So, where is he?

Episode 4 1:21:25
Breakthrough
A group claims responsibility for abducting the PM.

The police get their first major lead...

Episode 5 1:49:01
Confession
A key party member is shocked to discover that his assistant is implicated in the kidnap of the Prime Minister.

Episode 6 2:16:25
Staccato
As the Prime Minister’s captors prepare to carry out their threat, security forces track down their hideout.

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