Radio 4 Extra

Ekaterinburg, 1918: Captain Tremayne has had to bring forward his attempt to rescue the Tsar and the Imperial Royal family from the Bolsheviks. He and Kasakov prepare for the assault on the House of Special Purpose. Starring Maurice Denham, Jeremy Clyde and Sean Barrett. Dramatised by Ted Willis from his own novel, first published in 1980. Himself .... Ted Willis Lord Tremayne .... Maurice Denham Captain Tremayne .... Jeremy Clyde Lady Tremayne .... Joyce Carey Meg .... Elizabeth Proud Major Story .... Bob Sherman Colonel Kasakov .... Sean Barrett Nikolai Dukov .... Haydn Wood Mogilov .... Nicholas Courtney Gromyko …. Cyril Shaps Klaus .... John Rye Kelly .... John Livesey Samarin .... James Windsor Sister Lyudmilla .... Pauline Letts Sister Elizabieta .... Jane Knowles Voytek .... David McAllister The Corporal .... John Webb Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981.