A series of stories about the roaming of a ship called the Cleo, and its various passengers and crew.
List of episodes and broadcast dates
Series one
Note: no synopses are available for series one.
1. The New Boss (10 January 1964)
2. The Reefs of Mari (17 January 1964)
3. The Cosa Nostra Boys (24 January 1964)
4. The Beautiful One (31 January 1964)
5. The Baronet of Oranoo (7 February 1964)
6. Pandemonium in the Condominium (14 February 1964)
7. A Serpent in Paradise (21 February 1964)
8. Hurricane Hilda (28 February 1964)
9. Once Aboard the Lugger (6 March 1964)
10. The End of the Rainbow (13 March 1964)
11. Terror on Tuesday (20 March 1964)
12. One Good Turn (27 March 1964)
13. The Day the Earth Spat Steam (3 April 1964)
Series two
1. Reunion in Tahiti (23 October 1964)
When a young honeymoon couple come aboard the Cleo, en route for Tahiti, Johnny and Liz look forward to a trip in pleasant company. But soon they are involved in a situation which is not only embarrassing, but could have a tragic ending–unless they take quick and drastic action. (Radio Times, 15 October 1964, p.71.)
2. Calling Dr. Mostyn (30 October 1964)
A letter from England revives Liz Mostyn's doubts about her future destiny. Her indecision is brought dramatically to a head when a missionary, his wife and small daughter book passage on the Cleo, en route for their isolated home in the New Hebrides. (Radio Times, 22 October 1964, p.65.)
3. Came the Dawn (6 November 1964)
Although Johnny Pride is still a bachelor–and likes it that way–he is no woman-hater. But when he meets an old flame in Suva and the next day she books passage on the Cleo, he sees rocks ahead–and how right he is! (Radio Times, 29 October 1964, p.69.)
4. The Base Deceiver (13 November 1964)
Guido Faracci, the Cleo's booking clerk in Apia, has a romantic heart and a perpetually roving eye. So Johnny and Liz are not surprised when he falls for the attractive new barmaid at the Malua Club. True, she already has a fiance, but he is a long way away–or so Guido thinks. (Radio Times, 5 November 1964, p.65.)
5. The Old Ladies of Tafuna (20 November 1964)
The two charming old American ladies who live on the island of Tutuila have always been so proud of their grandfather, Colonel Statham, who played so distinguished a part in Samoan history. But now on to the scene comes Professor Enwright. He is writing a book on the subject–and his researches disclose some interesting facts. (Radio Times, 12 November 1964, p.71.)
6. The Madman of Mandula (27 November 1964)
When young Martin Perry and his wife book a passage on the Cleo they look forward to a pleasant visit to Martin's cocoa plantation on Mandula Island. But they soon realise that one person at least resents their presence on the island–and is liable to emphasise this resentment with a gun. (Radio Times, 19 November 1964, p.65.)
7. A Couple of Gauguins (4 December 1964)
Johnny and Liz are Intrigued when Mr. Willingham-Hyde books passage on the Cleo for the Marquesas Islands, but refuses to divulge which one he wants to visit. They become even more intrigued when they discover he is an art dealer–knowing, as they do, that at one time Gauguin lived and worked on the Marquesas. (Radio Times, 26 November 1964, p.67.)
8. The Castaways (11 December 1964)
Eight years have passed since a wealthy young American and his newly-wed wife set sail on a honeymoon cruise and vanished. Now his attorney arrives to make one more attempt to solve the mystery–and hears a story that prompts him to charter the Cleo for a trip to a distant and uninhabited island. But is it uninhabited? (Radio Times, 3 December 1964, p.69.)
9. One-Eighty West (18 December 1964)
When Maurice Waltham charters the Cleo to take him and his uncle, the wealthy Lord Kimbarlin, from Rarotonka to Nukualofa, he seems much concerned with the international date line and when the schooner will cross it. The fact that Lord Kimbarlin is old and a very sick man makes Johnny wonder what is going on. (Radio Times, 10 December 1964, p.65.)
10. A Fridge for Christmas (25 December 1964)
Joe Palmer, manager of a copra plantation on a lonely island, is anxious to get a kerosene refrigerator to his wife as a surprise Christmas present. But weather and other factors intervene, and it is Joe himself who ultimately receives a surprise present. (Radio Times, 17 December 1964, p.61.)
11. Man Overboard (15 January 1965)
When Tanenui asks that the daughter of an old Tahitian friend of his may sail in the Cleo from Noumea to Papeete, Johnny and Liz agree. But when they discover that they have a stowaway on board, they wonder if Tanenui is being quite as honest with them as he should be. (Radio Times, 7 January 1965, p.63.)
Episodes were broadcast on BBC Radio (Light Programme), between 10 January 1964 and 15 January 1965.
Producer: Vernon Harris.
Primary cast members included Bill Kerr (Johnny Pride), Ian Wallace (Tanenui), Duncan McLntyre (Fergus MacBeath), and Christina Gray (Liz Mostyn).