The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White

A train, a missing governess and evil Nazi plans for Europe.

All aboard for a gripping ride to adventure.

Starring Renee Asherson and Jenny Funnell.

Ethel Lina White’s novel ‘The Wheel Spins’ was first published in 1936.

Dramatised by Neville Teller.

It was first adapted as a 1938 British film thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Miss Froy …. Renee Asherson
Iris …. Jenny Funnell
Wilberforce …. Mark Tandy
Maximillan Hare …. Mark Payton
Dr Traunitz/Stephen Yardley …. Richard Durden
Baroness/Mrs Todhunter …. Shirley Dixon
Prince Frederick/Mr Barnes/Porter …. Jonathan Keeble
Baron Hoffmeir/Mr Todhunter …. Michael Roberts
Ian Bretherton/Ticket Collector …. Geoffrey Beevers
Evelyn Flood-Porter/Frau Kummer …. Geraldine Fitzgerald
Rose Flood-Porter/Frau Kummer …. Jan Shand
Mrs Barnes …. Karen Lewis

Director: Andy Jordan

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in August 1999.