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Can fire investigator Quentin Barnaby determine if a recent incident had a political motivation?

Starring Robert Beatty.

Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.

Quentin Barnaby … Robert Beatty
Val ... Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett …Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves … Anthony Hall
Mr Lorrimer … Leslie Perrins
Mrs Lorrimer … Barbara Mitchell
Sue … Ann Murray
Mrs Knight … Mary O’Farrell
Fire Officer Taylor … Lee Fox
Nurse …Peggy Butt
Fireman … Lewis Stringer
Peter Ansell … Warren Stanhope

Back in 1962, Philip Levene explained his inspiration:

"I have always been fascinated by fire...... I was struck by the wide variety of intriguing ideas in a field that seemed (bar the obvious insurance fraud) comparatively untouched to date..... but the puzzle of the charred remains of a burnt-out building intrigue me. The motivations of arson are numerous: greed, financial reverses destruction of evidence and revenge".

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Light Service in September 1962.