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4. Smoke Screen

Episode 4 of 8

Can fire investigator Quentin Barnaby determine if a cinema blaze was an accident or arson? Stars Robert Beatty. From 1962.

Can fire investigator Quentin Barnaby determine if a cinema blaze was an accident or arson?

Starring Robert Beatty.

Philip Levene’s series of intriguing cases for a fire investigator.

Quentin Barnaby … Robert Beatty
Val Crane … Gudrun Ure
Inspector Hackett …Duncan McIntyre
Alec Groves … Anthony Hall
Joe Selby … Lewis Stringer
Cinema Patron… Peggy Butt
Mr Haynes … Peter Claughton
Fred Springer … Jon Rollason
Mrs Todd … Elizabeth Morgan
Doreen … Jill Hyem
Fire Officer Gregson … Peter Pratt
Jenkins / Guard's Voice … Lee Fox

Producer: Martyn C Webster

First broadcast on the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Light Programme in October 1962.

30 minutes

On radio

Mon 6 Oct 2025 06:00

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