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Dramatisation by Mike Walker of Nevil Shute's account of the aftermath of a nuclear war. A cloud of deadly radioactivity is moving slowly towards Australia, where life still exists.

Dramatisation by Mike Walker of Nevil Shute's compelling account of the aftermath of a nuclear world war.

A cloud of deadly radioactivity is moving slowly towards Australia, one of few places on Earth where life still exists.

Peter Holmes ...... Richard Dillane
Mary Holmes ...... Claudia Harrison
Dwight Towers ...... William Hope
Moira Davidson ...... Indira Varma
Tim Osborne ...... James Gordon-Mitchell
The Admiral ...... Jonathan Tafler
Ryan ...... Inam Mirza

Other parts played by Stephen Critchlow, Chris Pavlo, Dan Starkey, Jill Cardo, Robert Lonsdale, Gunnar Cauthery.

Directed by Toby Swift.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 8 Nov 2008 21:00

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