Rodney Stone BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial 1983

Thanks to Dick (oldsoldier49) on otrplus for this.

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Rodney Stone
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
dramatised by Constance Cox
directed by David Johnston

BBC Radio 4
Classic Serial
4 x ≈60 minutes
March 27, April 3, 10 & 17. 1983

The descriptions below for episodes 1 and 4 come from the Radio Times magazine via BBC's Genome Project. They appear to be missing the two issues for the two weeks when episodes 2 and 3 were broadcast.

The character Anson Stone was due to be played by Peter Woodthorpe however for some reason he had to be replaced for episode 1.

I made the credits lists for episodes 2 and 3 by ear, listening to them being read out at the end of the episodes. There may be some spelling mistakes in the actors names.

1-4
Rodney Stone and his friend Jim, two young lads from the country, find themselves drawn into the racy, colourful but dangerous world of boxing and gambling, and become involved in a series of exciting adventures set in an England where the Prince Regent is all but King and Lord Nelson all but God.

Rodney Stone: Sean Arnold
Jim Harrison: Stuart Organ
Champ Harrison: Henry Stamper
Mrs Harrison: Charlotte Mitchell
Sir Charles Tregellis: John Rye
Miss Hinton: Jill Balcon
Anson Stone: Michael Spice
Mrs Stone: Jean Trend
Ambrose: Michael Bilton
Lord Frederick: James Kerry
Gypsy Lee: James Bryce
Ellen: Hilda Schroder

2-4
Anson Stone: Peter Woodthorpe
Sir John Lade: Adrian Egan
Lady Lade: Francis Jeetah
Lord Nelson: Hugh Dixon
Lady Hamilton: Carol Boyd
Jem Belcher: David Sinclair
Gentleman Jackson: Steve Hodgson
Prince Of Wales: Roger Hammond
Charlie Fox: Ronald Babberley
Crab Wilson: Ronald Babberley
Dutch Sam: Colin Starkey
Joe Berks: James Brice
Landlord: James Kerry

3-4
John Cummings: Peter Wiggen
Bill Warr: Peter Wiggen
Mendoza: Timothy Bateson
Lorimer: Timothy Bateson
Captain Barclay: David Peart
Ossler: Alex Jennings
Gentleman: Peter Tuddenham
Servant: Peter Tuddenham

4-4
Jim Harrison has mysteriously disappeared before his big fight with Jem Belcher, and it seems a woman might be involved. Sir Charles received a note purporting to come from Jim as a result of which everyone has repaired to the dark, forbidding mansion of Cliffe Royale which, it seems, holds the keys to all secrets.

Lord Avon: Terence Morgan
Sir Lothian Hume: Nigel Graham
Sir James Ovington: Peter Tuddenham
First officer: David Peart
Second officer: David Gooderson

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Replies

  • Thank you, Jake. I must have missed this one in 1983.

  • Thank you!

  • Looks great Jake! Many thanks for sharing:)

    David

  • Thanks for this, Jake.

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