2. Ale for the Garrison

After his stint at the Battle of Waterloo, soldier Tom Naismith is wondering why his uncle's Lancaster-based business is floundering.

Meanwhile, will the ale waggon ever reach the local garrison without the attention of dangerous smugglers?

Starring Keith Buckley and Tom Harrison

Margaret Potter's serial set in the early 19th century on the Lancashire coast.

Tom Naismith .... Keith Buckley
John Raby .... Tom Harrison
Lanty .... Bert Parnaby
Brack .... Henry Livings
Captain Mackendrew, .... Ralph Hallett
Sir Geoffrey Banner .... Norman Shelley
The Pedlar .... Geoffrey Banks
Mrs Stephens .... Ella Atkinson
Coppins .... Joe Holmes
Landlord of 'The Swan' .... Roy Minton
The Turnkey .... Graham Tennant
The Stable Boy .... Barry Dixon
Landlord's wife .... Norma Wilson
An old farmer .... Geoffrey Banks
A man at 'The Swan' .... Frank Poynter

Producer: Trevor Hill

First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in February 1965.