Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 20100611 | Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy. Humphrey Neyland has unmasked the majority of those involved in the network, but he still has to confront the man with the scar on his left cheek, who is posing as the butler to Colonel Tarlington.
Anton Lesser concludes JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller.
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions for BBC Radio 4.
Neyland must confront the man with the scar on his left cheek. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 01 | 20100531 | Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. With an aircraft factory and an electrical works busy with war work, it soon becomes apparent that sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy. An undercover operative is sent in to discover what's going on, and he finds himself surrounded by black marketeers, fifth columnists and an assortment of servicemen and civilians. As he tries to make sense of this strange cast of characters, his investigation is hampered by a murder. He realises that this uninspiring-looking town harbours some sinister secrets hidden in the dark of its wintry blackout. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. Sensitive information is being leaked, but who is responsible? |
| 02 | 20100601 | Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy and the department of counter espionage has sent in Humphrey Neyland to try and discover who is responsible. Posing as an engineer, he applies for a job at the local electrical works and afterwards he bumps into a motley assortment of acquaintances at the Hippodrome theatre. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy - but by whom? |
| 03 | 20100602 | Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy, and the department of counter espionage has sent in Humphrey Neyland to try and discover who is responsible. Having met a group of acquaintances at the theatre, he is invited to join them for a meal at the Queen of Clubs. And he is intrigued when he recognizes the so-called proprietor. Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. Humphrey Neyland is intrigued when he recognises the proprietor of the Queen of Clubs. |
| 04 | 20100603 | Humphrey Neyland is seeking to discover who is leaking sensitive information to the enemy. And having made contact with his opposite number in Special Branch, they agree to meet later that night at the man's digs, to compare notes. Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. Humphrey agrees to meet with his opposite number in Special Branch to compare notes. |
| 05 | 20100604 | A grisly fate has befallen Humphrey Neyland's Special Branch contact, and Neyland goes to visit the woman he surprised in his digs on the night of the accident. Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall A Jane Marshall production for BBC Radio 4. A grisly fate has befallen Humphrey Neyland's Special Branch contact. |
| 06 | 20100607 | Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy, and the department of counter espionage has sent in Humphrey Neyland to try and discover who is responsible. As the tangle of information he has collected gets increasingly complex, Neyland enlists the help of a local policeman, the experienced Superintendent Hamp. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions for BBC Radio 4. Humphrey Neyland enlists the help of a local policeman. |
| 07 | 20100608 | Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy, and the department of counter espionage has sent in Humphrey Neyland to try and discover who is responsible.
Neyland has found a list of phone numbers in the dressing room of the mysterious acrobat, Mamzelle Fifine, and he asks Superintendent Hamp to discover who they belong to.
Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller.
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions for BBC Radio 4.
Neyland has found a list of phone numbers in the dressing room of a mysterious acrobat. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 08 | 20100609 | Humphrey Neyland finally meets the man, with the trace of a scar on his left cheek, who was mentioned in the notebook of the murdered Special Branch undercover agent. Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions for BBC Radio 4. Neyland finally meets the man mentioned in the notebook of the murdered undercover agent. |
| 09 | 20100610 | Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy, and the department of counter espionage has sent in Humphrey Neyland to try and discover who is responsible. As the picture becomes clearer to Neyland, he needs Superintendent Hamp's help to reel in the perpetrators. But the Superintendent is uncomfortable at the lack of hard evidence. Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout. Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall Productions for BBC Radio 4. Neyland needs Superintendent Hamp's help to reel in the perpetrators. |