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The Kremlin - 10th May 1966. The Tsar's Icon is a fake. It is imperative that the original be found - and by 20th June. Finding it will change the course of human history... Jeffrey Archer's thriller, first published in 1986. Dramatic tale of a secret history threatening a deadly escalation of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and USA. Starring Michael York, Simon Ward and Tom Chadbon. Dramatised in seven episodes by Brian Sibley. Adam Scott .... Michael York Alexander Romanov .... Simon Ward Lawrence Pemberton .... Tom Chadbon Brezhnev .... Czeslaw Grocholski Zaborski .... John Church Petrova .... Jill Lidstone Heidi .... Helena Breck Konstantinov .... George Roubicek Goering .... Garard Green Gerald Scott .... Manning Wilson Mrs Scott .... Pauline Letts Wainwright .... Eric Stovell Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 November 1986. ********************************************************************************************************************************************** Our warm thanks go to the Radio Circle for returning this series to the BBC archive.
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