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3. The Missing Acrobat
Episode 3 of 4
Passepartout sets off for Japan without his friends. How will Phileas Fogg and Aouda catch up with him? Stars Leslie Phillips.
In which Fogg fights a duel and the Pacific railroad nearly collapses…
Starring Leslie Phillips.
Jules Verne's classic story, first published in 1872.
Dramatised by Terry James.
Phileas Fogg …. Leslie Phillips
Passpartout …. Yves Aubert
Sergeant Fix …. Jim Broadbent
Batuclar …. Jonathan Adams
Sailor …. Ronald Herdman
Captain Busby …. John Church
Engineer …. Mark Straker
Japanese Assistant …. Joanna Myers
Princess Aouda …. Diana Quick
Colonel Proctor …. William Hootkins
Original music by Wilfredo Acosta.
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.
Last on
Thu 6 Oct 202201:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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