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form y separately published work icon The Fugitives single work   radio play  
Adaptation of Chain of Darkness Kenneth Cook , 1962 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1976... 1976 The Fugitives
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'A petty criminal on the run kills a policeman — and the police force, the public and, above all, the media, join in a grim man-hunt. The place—Australia: the time—the present.'

Source: Radio Times, 7 October 1976, p.53.

Production Details

  • Broadcast on BBC radio on 13 October 1976.

    Director: Betty Davies.

    Cast: Bruce Beeby (Jimmy Meredith); Nigel Graham (Rex Forster); Kevin Brennan (Prescott); Trader Faulkner (Carl); Kerry Francis (Johnson, the fugitive); Madi Hedd (Gwennie); Lloyd Lamble (Inspector Osborne); Patrick Barr (the father); Judy Bennett (his son); and the staff of Hunter TV (Ben Davidson and Nigel Anthony).

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