2 - D A. Rayner The Enemy Below

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Saturday-Night Theatre Sat 23rd Nov 1963, 20:30 on BBC Home Service Basic 2: The Enemy Below A play for radio by D.A. Rayner adapted from his novel of the same name With Leo Genn and Gerard Heinz September, 1943. The Hecate, a British destroyer, is alone in the South Atlantic - alone, but for a blip on the radar which could be a German U-Boat. Producer: Richard Imison Narrator: Norman Claridge British Destroyer - Commander: John Murrell (Captain): Leo Genn British Destroyer - Surg. Lieut. MacMillan: Fraser Kerr British Destroyer - Lieut Mackeson: John Baddeley British Destroyer - Andrews: Glyn Dearman British Destroyer - Radar Officer: Peter Bartlett British Destroyer - Lt Commander Thompson: Kevin Flood British Destroyer - Willis: John Broster British Destroyer - Lieut Johnson: Bruce Condell British Destroyer - Coxswain: John Broster British Destroyer - Engineer Officer: Peter Bartlett British Destroyer - Stoker Bradley: John Baddeley British Destroyer - Robins: Bruce Condell German U-Boat - Grand Admiral Doenitz: Rudolf Offenbach German U-Boat - Signalman: Michael Goldie German U-Boat - Leutnant Kunz: Gabriel Woolf German U-Boat - Helmsman: Lewis Stringer German U-Boat - Bauer: Kenneth Hyde German U-Boat - Braun: Lewis Stringer German U-Boat - Oberleutnant von Holem: Frank Partington German U-Boat - Oberleutnant Schwachofer: John G. Heller German U-Boat - Korvettenkapitan Peter von Stolberg (Captain): Gerard Heinz German U-Boat - Planesman: Stephen Thorne German U-Boat - Petty Officer Muller: Rudolf Offenbach German U-Boat - Engineer Kritz: Michael Goldie Other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.