麻豆约拍

Since the Normandy Invasion, Major Glenn Miller's Band of the American Expeditionary Forces had travelled the length and breadth of England raising servicemen's morale.

Glenn was looking forward to being in Paris for a Christmas Day broadcast and his plane took off on December 15th, 1944 - but the band leader never landed.

A unique period in musical history had come to an end...

Starring Ed Bishop, William Roberts and Kerry Shale.

Roger Stennett's drama brings to life Glenn Miller's final months and explores the lives of the aircrew of the B-17 Stardust Melody, for whom Miller's music was a Hunk o' 麻豆约拍.

Major Glenn Miller .... Ed Bishop
Lieutenant Don Haynes .... William Roberts
Staff Sgt Elmer Perry .... Kerry Shale
Lieutenant Bob 'Duke' Freeman .... Stephen Hoye
Lieutenant Colonel Norman Baessell .... David Healy
Helen Miller .... Shelley Thompson
T/Sgt Ray McKinley .... Christopher Ryan
Sgt Paul Dudley .... Matthew Morgan
Sgt Johnny Desmond .... Adam Henderson
Staff Sgt Herman 'Trigger' Alpert .... Neil Roberts
Staff Sgt Mel Powell .... Jonathan Tafler
Maurice Goreham .... Peter Penry Jones
Cecil Madden .... Nicholas Murchie
Josie .... Alison Reid
Jack Bishop .... Vincent Marzello
Franco Minelli .... Mark Straker
Jesus Mendoza .... Peter Gunn
Henry Drew .... Clive Hill
Eugene Roach .... Terence Edmond
Waitress .... Siriol Jenkins

Music played by Alan Ellis, Donovan Carpenter and Hank Starrs.

Director: Adrian Bean

First broadcast on 麻豆约拍 Radio 4 in May 1992.