Radio 4 Extra

At House of Lords questions, the matter of any unpublished documents about the death of Tsar Nicholas II and his family is raised. Ted Willis (playing himself) then meets with the Viscount Tremayne of Trevellick. As a young man, Tremayne was summoned by King George V and Lloyd George to mount an expedition to rescue the Imperial Family of Russia. Does Tremayne have knowledge of what really happened at Ekaterinburg in 1918? And what is The Buckingham Palace Connection? Starring Maurice Denham. A five-part dramatisation by Ted Willis from his own novel, first published in 1980. Ted Willis .... Himself Lord Tremayne .... Maurice Denham Captain Tremayne .... Jeremy Clyde Lady Tremayne .... Joyce Carey Meg .... Elizabeth Proud George V .... Michael Aldridge Lloyd George .... Victor Spinetti Maria Astakhov .... Miriam Margolyes Baroness Ward .... Margaret Robertson Stamfordham .... William Fox Lord Whitby .... Anthony Newlands Kolya .... Nicholas Courtney Landlord .... Alan Dudley Percy .... Malcolm Hayes Verger .... David McAlister Soldier .... John Livesey Sailor .... Christopher Scott Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1981.