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5. The Knees of the Gods

Raffles Series 3
Episode 5 of 6

As if life wasn't sufficiently perilous, the gentleman thief and Bunny join the army and head for Africa. Stars Jeremy Clyde.

Raffles and Bunny leave England to fight for queen and country in the South African war. For one of them there will be no return...

Starring Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane.

The adventures of cricketer and gentleman thief, Arthur J Raffles, and his chronicler, Harry ‘Bunny’ Manders.

Written by EW Hornung and dramatised by Olwen Wymark.

AJ Raffles …. Jeremy Clyde
'Bunny’ Manders …. Michael Cochrane
Connal …. Sean Barrett
The General …. Peter Penry-Jones
Bellingham …. Eric Allan
Mrs Fisher …. Gudrun Ure
The soldiers were played by Nicholas Murchie, Keith Drinkel, Peter Murphy and John Webb

Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.

Director: Gordon House

A BBC Radio 4/BBC World Service production first broadcast in June 1992.

30 minutes

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