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5. The Fight to be Headmaster

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Davy Powlett-Jones draws daggers with Bamfylde School's headmaster Alcock. One of them will have to go. Stars Oliver Milburn.

It鈥檚 1929. Davy Powlett-Jones is about to face his greatest challenge yet at Bamfylde School.

Daggers are drawn with the new Headmaster, Alcock.

It's clear the two men cannot work together.

One of them will have to go鈥�

RF Delderfield's classic novel of life between the wars.

Stars Oliver Milburn.

Dramatised by Shaun McKenna.

Davy Powlett-Jones .... Oliver Milburn
Algy Herries 鈥�. John Wood
Howarth .... John Rowe
Carter .... Anthony Calf
Alcock .... Clive Merrison
Christine Forster .... Kate Buffery
Barnaby/Rigby .... Gerard McDermott
Grace Powlett-Jones 鈥�. Alison Pettitt
Hislop .... Antony Glennon
Gage .... Delroy Brown
Lowther .... Steven Roberts
"Stoker" Monk .... Steven Williams

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in January 2006.

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