1. Death of a Jockey

When tragedy strikes horse racing, young steeplechase jockey Rob Finn uncovers a world of fear, rumour and bad intentions.

Stars Michael Kitchen as Rob Finn.

Dick Francis's blockbuster thriller ' Nerve' - set in the world of horse-racing - was first published in 1964.

Dramatised in six parts for the BBC as 'Breaking Point' by Roy Lom.

With:

Henry Stamper
Peter Hawkins
Rio Fanning
Kate Coleridge
Godfrey Kenton
Fraser Kerr
Rosemary Miller
Brian Haines

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1974.