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A demand is addressed to the British Government:

Hand over a million pounds or the East End of London will be destroyed.

In the Thames Estuary, the wreck of the Richard Montgomery still contains thousands of tons of fragmentation bombs in her hold.

How serious is the blackmailer's threat to detonate them?

And who can he be?

Superintendent Bucken is asked to investigate - perhaps on account of his reputation for unorthodox methods.

Or maybe it's for more sinister reasons...

Starring Brian Cox

Adapted for radio from his own novel, Blockbuster, by Stephen Barlay.

Superintendent Bucken .... Brian Cox
Sergeant Walsh .... Malcolm Hayes
Cutter-Smith .... Haydn Jones
Rattray .... Peter Woodthorpe
Maxine .... Frances Jeater
Colonel Wade .... Ian Lindsay
Winnie Cutter-Smith .... Hilda Hriseman
Sarah .... Lolly Cockerell
MacDougal .... Philip Fox
Commander Allerton .... Allan McClelland
Carron .... John Rye
Linley …. Michael Goldie
Care Hire Receptionist …. Lisa Flanagan
Sergeant Patel .... Sam Dastor
River Police Sergeant .... Jo Dunlop
Woman Police Constable …. Shirley Dickson
Other Policemen .... David Gillies and Edward Halstead
All other characters played by members of the cast.

Director: Michael Hefferman

First broadcast in Saturday-Night Theatre on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in August 1979.

'Blockbuster’ is part of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection of selected titles returned to the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ by various collectors.

Our warm thanks go to the Radio Circle.

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