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Marshall Arnitt, a racing-car driver, is spending the weekend with his mother in the south of England, when his foster brother takes out his car and hits a cyclist on the Scottish border. Marshall agrees to take the blame for the accident, and James finds that their mother has been murdered, and Marshall has engineered the situation to make James look guilty.
Adaptations
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form
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The Man in Question
Sydney
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2GB
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1958
21660191
1958
single work
radio play
'James Arnitt hits a cyclist while driving his foster-brither's car, and his foster-brother agrees to take the blame. There is a sinister motive behind the foster-brother's generosity and James is placed in a tight spot.'
Source: 'Commerical Radio Plays', ABC Weekly, 9 April 1958, p.14.
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form
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It's the Geography That Counts
Melbourne
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Australian Broadcasting Commission
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1960
21660126
1960
single work
film/TV
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form
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Listen James
London
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
,
1961
21660071
1961
single work
film/TV
'Two brothers, a fast car, and a hit-and-run accident in the night..... Is this a set-up for murder? Superintendent Hurst investigates and discovers it's the geography that counts.'
Source: Radio Times, 20 July 1961, p.13.
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form
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It's the Geography That Counts
London
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British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
,
1962
21656298
1962
single work
radio play
Marshall Arnitt, a racing-car driver, is spending the weekend with his mother in the south of England, when his foster brother takes out his car and hits a cyclist on the Scottish border. Marshall agrees to take the blame for the accident, and James finds that their mother has been murdered, and Marshall has engineered the situation to make James look guilty.
Production Details
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Premiered at St James Theatre, London, in June 1957: it was the last production staged at St James Theatre before its demolition. The final performance was given on 27 July, and the theatre demolished in December 1957.
Cast: John Gregson (Marshall Armitt), John Stratton (James Armitt), Jane Griffiths (Mercia), Liam Redmond (Hurst), Jack Hedley (Daniels), and Michael Duffield (Parker).
