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SeriesBreaking Point

3. The Nerve to Win
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Young jockey Rob Finn’s career is going from strength-to-strength - but at what cost to those around him? 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 by Roy Lom as Breaking Point. With: Michael Kitchen Lewis Fiander Brian Haines Michael Kitchen Henry Stamper Rio Fanning Rosemary Miller Producer: John Fawcett Wilson First broadcast on the BBC World Service in June 1974.

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