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The third of Hardy's Major Keen radio serial, this one sees Keen travels to post-war Berlin for MI5 to try and recover the stolen diaries of an American colonel.
1952: Premiered on 5 November 1952 (continuing through until 6 July 1953) on radio station 2UE (Sydney). - Cast incl. Bruce Stewart (Gregory Keen), Ivan Vander (Tommy Coutts), Gloria Payton (Anna)
Re-broadcast in 1956 by 2GB (Sydney).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
form yThe SleeperLindsay Hardy,
( dir. Alan Bromly)1964London:BBC TV,1964Z13947631964series - publisher film/TV crime thriller
A British secret agent is reactivated and sent to Poland to investigate the crashing of a Moscow-bound plane allegedly carrying American classified documents.
For a detailed, episode-by-episode synopsis, see Film Details.