The Ringer by Edgar Wallace

The Ringer, a dangerous criminal believed to have died in Australia, turns up again in England, to the consternation of Scotland Yard. Maurice Meister, a crooked lawyer, has more reason than most to fear the master crook's return, but who can be sure of the elusive Ringer's real identity?
This play was the turning point in Edgar Wallace 's meteoric career from newspaper boy to dramatist and writer of best-selling fiction. Adapted from his novel of 1925. The Gaunt Stranger, the play scored an immediate success at Wyndham's Theatre, London, in May 1926.

Producer: Raymond Raikes

'Gaunt Stranger’: David Davis
Divisional Det Insp Wembury: Alexander John
Central Det Insp Bliss: Geoffrey Collins
Col Walford: Peter Williams
Samuel Hackitt: Bill Fraser
Maurice Meister: Alan Wheatley
Mary Lentey: Kate Binchy
Dr Lomond: Fraser Kerr
Cora Ann Milton: Sandra Clark
John Lentey: John Forrest
Telephone: Operator Juhe hallam
Station Sgt Carter: Vernon Joyner
Det Sgt Brown: Robin Browne
Det Con Field: John Samson
PC Atkins: Nigel Graham

Saturday-Night Theatre
First broadcast: Sat 9th Jun 1973
20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM