Underground is a 1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. It was rare for most adventure serials at the time in that it had an Australian setting.
Premise
Richard Shand, a soldier discharged from the Army after getting a Military Medal, is on holiday in the country when he gets involved a series of adventures arising from an attempt by enemy agents to sabotage a troop train by the Japanese.
Cast
- Reg Johnson as Richard Shand
- Vivian Edwards as Sergeant Hope
- Hilda Scurr as Fifi Lemaire, the seductress
- Brenda Dunrich as Penny Brown, the heroine
- Owen Ainley as Fats Moorley
Episodes
- Ep 1 (Dec 13) - " Set in an Army camp somewhere in Australia, Underground tells the story Richard Shand (Reg. Johnston), a soldier discharged from the Army after getting a Military Medal on his chest, and a bomb splinter in his leg. On holiday in the country, Shand finds himself unexpectedly involved in a series of adventures arising from an attempt by enemy agents to sabotage a troop train."
- Ep 2 (Dec 20)
- Ep 3 (Dec 27)
- Ep 4 (Jan 3)
- Ep 5 (Jan 10)
- Ep 6 (Jan 17)
- Ep 7 (Jan 24)
- Ep 8 (Jan 31)
Production
Barclay researched the serial by visiting army camps.
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