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1915: Rose Sayer’s work as a missionary comes to an abrupt end when the village she and her brother, Reverend Samuel Sayer, live in is invaded by the German army.

Samuel dies of fever and Rose blames the ungodly Germans for having ground him down and frightened off the entire village.

Patriotically, but naively, Rose conceives of blowing up a German warship to help the war effort. Cowardly Cockney Charlie Allnut reluctantly agrees to use his rickety steam-powered boat, The African Queen for her cause.

If they manage to survive enemy attacks, rapids, malaria and mechanical mishaps - will they be able to survive each other?

CS Forester’s classic novel, first published in 1935.

Starring Samantha Bond and Toby Jones.

Paul Mendelson’s dramatisation follows the plot of the original novel – not the altered version of the Hollywood film.

Rose .... Samantha Bond
Charlie .... Toby Jones
Samuel Sayer .... Stephen Critchlow
German Sailor .... Mark Edel-Hunt
German Sea Captain .... David Acton

Music composed and played by Gary C Newman.

Director: David Ian Neville

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in February 2015.

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