Castles in Spain

A bookseller turns P. I. in this intriguing five-part BBC radio thriller Grahame Mayer specialises in selling books, not solving mysteries. So when he’s asked to play private investigator and track down a soldier from the Spanish Civil War, he wonders if it’s some sort of test – and if so, what will happen if he fails... Armed with fresh information, he is sent to Glasgow on the trail of Jock Cameron, and a meeting with a former nurse who knew him back in Spain furnishes Grahame with further clues. But despite these new leads, the elusive Jock remains tantalisingly out of reach. Will a series of postcards, some holy pictures and an encounter with a pop star enable the reluctant sleuth to hunt Cameron down – or will it take a man’s death to release Mayer from his quest? Created by Edward Boyd , who wrote for a number of BBC TV shows including Z-Cars , this enthralling crime drama stars Ray Brooks , with a supporting cast including Garard Green, John Hannah and Alexandra Mathie . Written by Edward Boyd Produced at BBC Scotland by Patrick Rayner Cast Grahame Mayer…………………… Ray Brooks Coleman…………………… John Westbrook Teresa…………………… Alexandra Mathie Forrest…………………… Garard Green Hemingway…………………… William Hope Cameron…………………… John Hannah/Joseph Greig Rainsford…………………… Jonathan Tafler Inspector McNeill…………………… Carey Wilson Norah McGill…………………… Sybil Wintrope Henderson…………………… Joseph Brady Arnold…………………… Ian Thompson Receptionist…………………… Jennifer Piercey Man on plane/Millhouse…………………… William Hope Miss McLauchlan…………………… Yvonne Gilan Pat…………………… Richard Jamieson Paula…………………… Caroline Guthrie Waiter/Taxi driver…………………… Gordon Reid Nuke…………………… John McGlynn Apollyon…………………… Billy McColl Dr Lovat…………………… Roy Hanlon First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 25 October-20 November 1987