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Ekaterinburg, 1918: Captain Tremayne has had to bring forward his attempt to rescue the Tsar and the Imperial Royal family from the Bolsheviks.

He and Kasakov prepare for the assault on the House of Special Purpose.

Starring Maurice Denham, Jeremy Clyde and Sean Barrett.

Dramatised by Ted Willis from his own novel, first published in 1980.

Himself .... Ted Willis
Lord Tremayne .... Maurice Denham
Captain Tremayne .... Jeremy Clyde
Lady Tremayne .... Joyce Carey
Meg .... Elizabeth Proud
Major Story .... Bob Sherman
Colonel Kasakov .... Sean Barrett
Nikolai Dukov .... Haydn Wood
Mogilov .... Nicholas Courtney
Gromyko …. Cyril Shaps
Klaus .... John Rye
Kelly .... John Livesey
Samarin .... James Windsor
Sister Lyudmilla .... Pauline Letts
Sister Elizabieta .... Jane Knowles
Voytek .... David McAllister
The Corporal .... John Webb

Director: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in May 1981.