5. Riding for a Fall

Can jockey Rob Finn discover if his poor form and loss of nerve are down to more than just bad luck?

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
Rosemary Miller
Rio Fanning
Brian Haines
Lewis Fiander
Kate Coleridge
Alan Barry
John Hollis

Producer: John Fawcett Wilson

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1974.