Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Journey To Arabia | 19840822 | 20120716 (BBC7) 20120717 (BBC7) 20130715 (BBC7) 20130716 (BBC7) 20180515 (BBC7) 20180516 (BBC7) 20210517 (BBC7) 20210518 (BBC7) 20230606 (BBC7) 20230607 (BBC7) | A newspaper article and an almost-forgotten client propel young English lawyer George Grant off on a mystery trip... Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel. Dramatised in six parts by Rene Basilico. Henry Grant ....... Robert James Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm Ruffini ....... Robert Rietty Betty ....... Jill Lidstone Tessa ....... Nadia Hammam Taxi Driver ....... Nadim Sawalha Hotel receptionist ....... Neville Rofaila Akhmed ....... Ali Refaie A newspaper article and a client send young English lawyer George Grant on a mystery trip. |
| 02 | Bahrain-sharjah-dubai | 19840829 | 20120717 (BBC7) 20120718 (BBC7) 20130716 (BBC7) 20130717 (BBC7) 20180516 (BBC7) 20180517 (BBC7) 20210518 (BBC7) 20210519 (BBC7) 20230607 (BBC7) 20230608 (BBC7) | An innocent search for an elusive oilman leads lawyer George Grant into a maze of political intrigue. Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel. Dramatised by Rene Basilico. Ruffini ....... Robert Rietty Otto Smith ....... George Roubicek Captain Chuck Berry ....... David McAlister Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green Susan Whittaker ....... Helena Breck Waiter - Nadim Sawalha Driver ....... Mohammad Sultan George Grant is the English lawyer on an Arabian adventure in search of a missing client. |
| 03 | Escape To Saraifa | 19840905 | 20120718 (BBC7) 20120719 (BBC7) 20130717 (BBC7) 20130718 (BBC7) 20180517 (BBC7) 20180518 (BBC7) 20210519 (BBC7) 20210520 (BBC7) 20230608 (BBC7) 20230609 (BBC7) | A flight into the desert - and a first encounter with a living legend. Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel. Adapted by Rene Basilico. Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall Sheikh Makhmud ....... Farouk El-Demerdash Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi Otto Smith ....... George Roubicek Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green Jack Entwistle ....... Geoffrey Hinsliff Sheikh's Messenger ....... Ali Refaie Palace Guard ....... Mohammad Sultan A lawyer on the trail of a missing client in Arabia is taken to an oasis. |
| 04 | The Doomed Oasis | 19840912 | 20120719 (BBC7) 20120720 (BBC7) 20130718 (BBC7) 20130719 (BBC7) 20180518 (BBC7) 20180519 (BBC7) 20210520 (BBC7) 20230609 (BBC7) 20230610 (BBC7) | A celebration and a shattered dream, as English lawyer George Grant continues his hunt for a missing client. Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel. Dramatised by Rene Basilico. Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi Alexander Erkhard ....... John Malcolm Sir Philip Gorde ....... Garard Green Sheikh Makhmud ....... Farouk El-Demerdash Yousif....... Ali Refaie Sheikh Abdullah ....... Adam Hussein Hunting a missing client, lawyer George Grant discovers new sources of oil in Arabia. |
| 05 | The Empty Quarter | 19840919 | 20120720 (BBC7) 20120721 (BBC7) 20130719 (BBC7) 20130720 (BBC7) 20180521 (BBC7) 20180522 (BBC7) 20210522 (BBC7) 20230612 (BBC7) 20230613 (BBC7) | As his quest continues, lawyer George Grant is led into an inhospitable desert - and into the heart of a long-standing conflict. Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' 1960 novel. Dramatised by Rene Basilico. Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall Prince Khalid ....... Raad Rawi Salim ....... George Masri David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard Hamid ....... Mamdouh Ashour Ali....... Ali Refaie Boy ....... Yasmin Abdul Rahman Out in Arabia, George Grant learns that the missing David Whittaker may still be alive. |
| 06 | Jebel Al-akhbar | 19840926 | 20120723 (BBC7) 20120724 (BBC7) 20130722 (BBC7) 20130723 (BBC7) 20180522 (BBC7) 20180523 (BBC7) 20210524 (BBC7) 20210525 (BBC7) 20230613 (BBC7) 20230614 (BBC7) | Politics and practicalities as the water supply is cut to force the Emir to negotiate - and a final confrontation. Conclusion of the Arabian adventure based on Hammond Innes' novel. Dramatised by Rene Basilico. Colonel Whittaker ....... Bernard Horsfall David Whittaker ....... Christopher Guard Ruffin ....... Robert Rietty Colonel Goodge ....... Nicholas Courtney Captain Chuck Berry ....... David McAlister Sergeant Rashid ....... Adam Hussein Yousif ....... Ali Refaie Trucial Oman Scout ....... Mohammad Sultan Abdul Zaid Emir of Hadd ....... Renu Setna Henry Grant ....... Robert James Betty ....... Jill Lidstone The water supply is cut off to force the Emir to negotiate. |