Christopher Russell Navyman God


(4.2 stars; 3 reviews)

Saturday-Night Theatre: Navyman God Sat 19th Jan 1985, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Christopher Russell A play based on the true story of the British Naval Africa Expedition of 1915, which trekked 3,000 miles from South Africa to Lake Tanganyika, carrying two gunboats, in order to overcome German domination of the lake. With Barry Foster as Commander Spicer-Simson, the eccentric leader of the expedition, who became known as 'Navyman God'. Drums played by: Don Lawson and Allan Ganley Director: Glyn Dearman Commander Spicer-Simson: Barry Foster Hanschell: Graham Blockey Admiral Jackson: John Forbes-Robertson Admiral Gamble: William Eedle John Lee: Bernard Brown Wainwright: Sean Barrett Eastwood: Brian Smith Cross: Colin Starkey Dudley: Trevor Nichols Waterhouse: John Webb Tait:Jamie Roberts Goor: Robin Summers

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