.......And The Wall Came Tumbling Down: A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation of the incredible D-Day story

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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