Episode 1
As special agent Dick Barton visits his son, strange parallels emerge between past and present. With Robert Bathurst. From 1997.
In 1946, Edward J Mason wrote the first episode of Dick Barton - Special Agent. The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme's hugely popular serial followed the adventures of the ex-Commando and his mates Jock Anderson and Snowy White. Despite facing a series of never-ending cliff-hangers at the hands of dastardly villains, our hero always triumphed. "With one bound Dick was free!".
Half a century later, Edward J's son Lol created Richard Barton, son of Dick, in an affectionate homage to one of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio's most enduring heroes.
When Richard's dad arrives to convalesce after an operation and to start work on his memoirs, strange parallels begin to emerge between past and present, between Dick's old adventures and events in his son's village.
Richard Barton ...... Robert Bathurst
Old Dick Barton ...... Moray Watson
Jock ...... Iain Cuthbertson
Young Dick Barton ...... Julian Dutton
Sally Phillips ...... Sally Barton
Mrs Cadwalladder ...... Ann Beach
Fassbinder ...... Kim Wall
Colin Meadows ...... Wayne Forester
Producer: Jo Clegg
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 1997.
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