4. Nobody Loves a Loser

Can young jockey Rob Finn recover when his winning streak comes to crashing end? Are other factors at play?

Stars Michael Kitchen as Rob Finn.

Tragedy has struck horse racing, and young jockey Rob Finn finds himself in a world of fear, rumour and bad intentions.

Dick Francis's 1964 horse racing thriller, Nerve, abridged in six parts by Roy Lom as Breaking Point.

Cast:
Michael Kitchen
Brian Haines
Henry Stamper
Lewis Fiander
Rosemary Miller
Manning Wilson
Kate Coleridge

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1974.