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The Secret Disservice
Episode 3 of 4
David Lander probes MI5 in a tale of dirty tricks, purple herrings and mauve sheep. Stars Stephen Fry. From September 1985.
David Lander probes MI5 in a tale of dirty tricks, purple herrings and mauve sheep.
Presented by David Lander with assistance from Stephen Fry.
Studio production by:
Brenda Blethyn
Tony Robinson
Jack Klaff
Stephen Frost
Dramatic reconstruction by:
Felicity Montagu
Robert Bathurst
Phil Nice
Researched and compiled by Tony Sarchet.
Editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Delve Special ran for four series from 1984 to 1987 and later transferred to TV as: This is David
Lander.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1985.
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