In the early hours of 5 June 1944, Captain Rob Collins, who is languishing in hospital, receives a call that will take him on a journey through England that will change his life.
Mike Walker's play is an epic journey across England poised on the edge of a historical moment: D-Day. It is set on June 5th, the day before the invasion that will change the course of history - but an invasion only a very few know is about happen...
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliet Stevenson, and Claudia Harrison.
Credits Narrator...Juliet Stevenson Capt Collins...Benedict Cumberbatch Cpl Cunningham...Claudia Harrison Jack Harris...Danny Webb Gloria Harris...Kaye Wragge Ray Harris...Joseph Tremain Tim...Ben Tibber Gen Eisenhower...Colin Stinton Flt Lt Paul Parker...Bertie Carvel Lilly...Emily Chennery Eddie...Ricci Harnett Lancaster Skipper...Jamie Glover Lancaster Crew...Carl Prekopp/Simon Nehan Warders...Chris MacDonnell/John Rowe Rosie...Alice Hart Sea Captain...David Leonard 1st Lieutenant RN...Andrew Mackintosh G.I....John Guerrasio Monty...Philip Fox Nursing Sister...Joanna McCallum
Directed by Jeremy Howe First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5 June 2004
Mike Walker is an award-winning dramatist, documentary writer and author. He has adapted many classic novels for BBC Radio 4, including War and Peace, On the Beach and A Tale of Two Cities, which won him the Bronze Sony Award for Best Drama in 2012. Among his original radio plays are Alpha - winner of the Sony Drama Award (World Service); its companion play Omega; Landfall, The Product and the Plantagenet series of historical dramas. He has also written several novels, including one for young adults, Bad Company. Juliet Stevenson is one of the most respected actors of her generation. Having studied at RADA, she has spent much of her stage career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Her many films include Truly, Madly, Deeply (for which she won The Evening Standard Film award for Best Actress), Emma, Nicholas Nickleby, Mona Lisa Smile and Bend It Like Beckham.She was awarded the CBE in 1999.
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