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The Night They Tried to Kidnap the Prime Minister

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Last broadcast on Wed, 15 Jul 2009, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.

Synopsis

Martin Jameson's fictionalised account of the incident in 1964 when a group of students attempted to kidnap the then-Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, in Scotland.

Sir Alec ...... Tim McInnerny
Robbie ...... Chris Starkie
Eric ...... Benjamin Askew
Sheila ...... Michelle Duncan
The Girl ...... Grainne Dromgoole

With Annabelle Dowler and David Hargreaves.

Directed by Jeremy Mortimer.

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  1. Wed 15 Jul 2009
    14:15

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