Episode 2
Posing as an engineer, Humphrey Neyland applies for a job at the local electrical works and afterwards he bumps into a motley assortment of acquaintances at the Hippodrome theatre.
Anton Lesser reads JB Priestley's atmospheric war-time thriller, set in a Midlands town during the blackout.
Sensitive information is being leaked to the enemy and the department of counter espionage has sent in Humphrey Neyland to try and discover who is responsible. Posing as an engineer, he applies for a job at the local electrical works and afterwards he bumps into a motley assortment of acquaintances at the Hippodrome theatre.
Abridged and produced by Jane Marshall
A Jane Marshall production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.
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- Tue 1 Jun 2010 22:45大象传媒 Radio 4
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