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3. Can Spring Be Far Behind?

James Carter's escape from jail has been complicated. Bound for France on a boat, he’s less than grateful... Stars Graham Blockey.

Wainwright succeeds in getting Carter to a French safehouse. But what happens next?

Espionage and intrigue as a recently convicted spy is ordered to be sprung from jail, just a year into a 25-year sentence. But what is the motivation and who is behind the plan?

Charles Wainwright .... Christopher Good
Ilena .... Melinda Walker
Carter .... Graham Blockey
Arthur Moulton .... Michael Kilgarriff
L’Abbesse .... Betty Baskcomb
Charlton .... Brian Smith
Doctor .... Robin Summers

‘The Meisterspringer’ a six-part radio serial written by Berkely Mather, the penname of John Davies [1909-1996]. His career in radio drama spanned from 1955 to 1985, with ‘The Meisterspringer’ being his final production. A prodigious writer of screenplays, his television credits include ‘Z Cars’ and ‘The Avengers’. In the cinema, he is known for his work on three James Bond movies, ‘Dr No’, ‘From Russia with Love’ and ‘Goldfinger’.

Producer: Graham Gauld

Director: Caroline Raphael

First broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 4 in May 1985.

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28 minutes

On radio

Tue 3 Dec 2024 06:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 3 Dec 2024 06:30
  • Tue 3 Dec 2024 11:30
  • Tue 3 Dec 2024 17:30
  • Wed 4 Dec 2024 01:30