2. What's Wrong with Whittaker?
Captain Jet Morgan is bound for Mars, but one of his crew is adrift in space. 1954 classic set in 1971. Stars Andrew Faulds.
Freighter No 2 of Captain Jet Morgan's Mars space fleet is in trouble.
Lemmy and Mitch have tried to cross over from the flagship, Discovery, to correct the problem.
However, Mitch has become disconnected from his safety line and is now drifting into the void...
Charles Chilton’s 1954 classic set in 1971.
Jet Morgan …. Andrew Faulds
Lemmy …. David Kossoff
Doc …. Guy Kingsley Poynter
Mitch …. Bruce Beeby
Announcer/Various …. David Jacobs
Various …. Anthony Marriott
Music composed and conducted by Van Phillips.
Producer: Charles Chilton
First broadcast on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Light Programme in September 1954.
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