Early Belt and the Present
In 1709, a group of English merchants transport a vast wagon train of goods to Delhi to bribe the Indian Emperor to grant them free trade - but there is a killer in their midst.
Murder mystery set in India in 1709. A young servant, Early Belt, accompanies a group of superstitious English merchants as they transport a vast wagon train of goods to Delhi. The wagon train - known as The Present - is an incentive for the Indian Emperor to grant free trade throughout the land. As the convoy crawls across India a merchant is found murdered. Stories quickly spread of a sorceress locked inside an enchanted cabinet somewhere within the convoy. When a second merchant is killed the rumours turn to hysteria. It falls to Early Belt to solve the mystery.
Written by Richard Pitt with additional material by Bert Coules.
Early Belt.....JAMES ANTHONY PEARSON
John Surman.............DAVID HAYMAN
Dr Hamilton..........JOHN SHEDDEN
Prof Peters ..............RALPH RIACH
Merchant 1 ...........KENNY BLYTH
Merchant 2...........BRIAN PETTIFER
Merchant 3.........MARK MCDONNELL
Emperor .............UMAR AHMED
Beda Belt...........LUCY PATERSON
Producer/Director: Bruce Young.
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