Description
Stephen Barlays gripping Cold War drama about the threat of nuclear war
Laid up in a CIA hospital recovering from a gunshot wound British agent Maxon is about to have his peaceful convalescence shattered As the radio DJ introduces In the Mood the swinging sound of Glenn Miller is cut off by a shrill insistent alarm one signalling imminent universal death Americas brand new Global Early Warning System has detected an approaching nuclear missile from outer space
But the attack never takes place The weapon launched from an unmanned Soviet space vehicle was destroyed seconds later so how did the public alert come to be broadcast As a member of the elite team responsible for safeguarding GLEW Maxon is assigned to investigate Meanwhile he takes on a second parallel mission helping his exlover Jacqueline prove her scientist husband Kowalski has not turned traitor and leaked GLEW secrets to the Russians
Searching for answers Maxon travels to Toronto where he is framed for murder and forced to go on the run And when he finally uncovers the shocking truth he finds himself mired in deceit and treason and caught up in a deadly game of nuclear poker With the doomsday clock pointing to two minutes to midnight can Maxon and Jacqueline avert disaster
Written by acclaimed novelist Stephen Barlay this tense espionage thriller stars Ian Hendry as Maxon and Toby Robins as Jacqueline
Production credits
Written by Stephen Barlay
Directed by Peter King
Music composed and played by Ed Welch piano with Ron Aspery saxophone
Cast
Maxon Ian Hendry
Jacqueline Toby Robins
Disc Jockey/Announcer/MP/Gloucester/Wennstrom Nigel Graham
Inspector Wells/President/Doomsday Man Bob Sherman
Interviewer/Reporter Madi Hedd
Captain Stuart Milligan
Guard Ian Tyler
Nurse/Nadia Zhivila Roche
Reporter/MP/Announcer/Stewardess Alex Marshall
Beryov Peter Gale
Petrushka Richard Marner
Ellsberg George Coulouris
The Nachalnik Paul Hardwick
Locke Alan Tilvern
Kowalski Carl Duering
Cabbie Peter Whitman
Hostess Gay Baynes
Papa Mike Errol MacKinnon
Minister/Sandy Peter Tuddenham
Call Girl/Operator Carole Boyd
Chuck Bruce Boa
Inspector Peter Marinker
Fergus James Bryce
Aram Sarian Vladek Sheybal
Saul Blain Fairman
Girl Mary Cornford
Winston Stuart Organ
Tucker Norman Jones
Sleet/Reporter Brett Usher
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 24 April19 June 1983
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