The incredible true story of the French Resistance plot to destroy the Atlantic Wall in Normandy, dramatised in six parts for BBC Radio

Adapted from Richard Collier’s 1958 novel Ten Thousand Eyes, this riveting vintage drama by Robert Barr tells the story of the heroes and heroines of the French Resistance, ordinary townspeople who risked torture and death to help free their country from Nazi Germany’s yoke.

It’s May 1942, and in Caen, Normandy, a group of courageous men and women band together to fight back against the Nazi occupation of their city. When one of their number discovers and steals the top-secret blueprints for the construction of the Atlantic Wall – a vast network of concrete, steel and guns that will stretch across the coastline of Western Europe – they must do their utmost to ensure the plans reach British intelligence in London. History hangs in the balance, for the success of D-Day may depend upon their actions...

Garard Green stars as the Storyteller, with an ensemble cast including Frederick Treves, John Gabriel, Victor Lewis, Eva Stuart and Lewis Stringer.

Episode list
1. The Wall and the Mirror
2. Operation Marie-Louise
3. The Wall Has Eyes
4. The Network In Danger
5. The Network Betrayed
6. The Last Map

Cast and credits
Written by Robert Barr
Adapted from Ten Thousand Eyes by Richard Collier
Produced by Charles Maxwell

The Storyteller – Garard Green
Marcel Girard – Frederick Treves
Eugene Meslin – John Gabriel
Rene Duchez – Victor Lucas
Gilbert Renault – Lewis Stringer
Mme Renault – Eva Stuart
Robert Thomas – Derek Seaton
Jacques Moulines/Jean Chateau – John Baddeley
Adolphe Francke/Leon Dumis/Dr Sustendal – John Graham
Fernand Arsene/Dr Sustendal – David Graham
Marraine/Dany/Mama Thomas – Norma Ronald
Jourdain – David Sinclair
Einst – Andrew Sachs
Madeleine Thomas – Yvonne Gilan
Leonard Gille – Peter Hawkins
Other parts played by John Cazabon, Sam Dastor and Godfrey Kenton

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 Aug-20 Sep 1974


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