Underground (radio serial) explained
| Underground |
| Format: | adventure serial |
| Runtime: | 30 mins |
| Start Time: | 7.15 pm |
| End Time: | 7.45 pm |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Home Station: | 2FC |
| Syndicates: | ABC |
| Starring: | Reg Johnson |
| Director: | Charles Wheeler |
| First Aired: | 13 December 1943 |
| Last Aired: | 31 January 1944 |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
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.[1]
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[2]
- 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.
Notes and References
- News: LITTLE GENIUS — MUCH WORK Confessions of a Radio Playwright . . Victoria, Australia . 24 December 1943 . 2 September 2023 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
- News: SERIAL HERO . . New South Wales, Australia . 10 January 1944 . 2 September 2023 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
