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Radio 4 Extra,10 May 1981,30 mins

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1918. Young Captain Tremayne has been sent to Russia by George V. His mission: to rescue the Tsar and the Imperial Royal family from Ekaterinburg. He arrives in Vladivostock to be met by a beautiful dark-eyed woman - Maria Astakhov.... Starring Maurice Denham. Dramatised by Ted Willis from his own novel. Himself .... Ted Willis Lord Tremayne .... Maurice Denham Captain Tremayne …. Jeremy Clyde Maria Astakhov .... Miriam Margolyes Major Story .... Bob Sherman Colonel Kazakov .... Sean Barrett George V .... Michael Aldridge Lydia Elman .... Elizabeth Seal Semyonov .... Michael Spice Dukhonin .... David Timson Klaus .... John Rye Admiral Knight .... Murray Kash High Commissioner .... Alan Dudley Samarin .... James Windsor Gromyko .... Cyril Shaps Mogilov .... Nicholas Courtney Music arranged and played by Richard Holmes. Balalaika played by Roberto Campadeli. Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981.

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