Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household

Sir Ben is an anonymous, wealthy Englishman on a shooting trip to the continent.

In his sights is 'the biggest game of all' - the head of a brutal European dictatorship.

Set in Germany and England in the late 1930s.

If Sir Ben had succeeded in his mission, he would have changed the course of history…

Simon Cadell starts as Sir Ben.

With David Goudge as the primary antagonist, Major Quive-Smith - a cunning and ruthless Nazi Gestapo agent.

Geoffrey Household’s classic British thriller was first published shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939.

Dramatised by Frederick Bradnum.

Sir Ben... Simon Cadell
Quive-Smith ... David Goudge
Karl / Demeter ... Ian Michie
Colonel / Policeman / Frank / Sergeant ... Christopher Scott
Police Chief / 2nd Policeman/ Haddon / Bligh ... Geoffrey Whitehead
Fisher / Guard / Inspector / Pat ... David Rose
Vaner / 1st Policeman / Driver / Constable ... Philip Sully
Saul / 1st Gestapo ... Leslie Heritage
Peale / Soldier ... Ian Targett
Tom / 2nd Gestapo / Kripo ... Jonathan Scott
Mrs Whelkes / 2nd Woman ... Ysanne Churchman
Patachon / Sergeant / Hans ... Manning Wilson
Barmaid / 3rd Woman / Operator ... Susan Sheridan
Mrs Erskine / 1st Woman ... Joan Matheson

Producer: Graham Gauld

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1989.

***** BBC Radio 4 Extra marks 30 years since the death of actor Simon Cadell aged just 45 on 6th March 1996.