This high-quality six-part spy thriller from the BBC first aired in September 1963 and was described by The Sunday Times as a “thoroughly ingenious and consistently entertaining tale”.
Aged nuclear physicist Professor Penmore (Keith Pyott) is sent to prison for ten years for betraying rocket secrets to East Germany, but two people believe him innocent – his daughter Pat (Caroline Blakiston) and his assistant Emma (Lana Morris).
Pat’s fiancé, Ian Lambart (William Franklyn) has an open mind. When he is approached by the police and asked to join a new special branch that is just being formed he becomes involved in the professor’s case.
Soon he finds himself following a complicated trail which eventually leads him to the fogous – the prehistoric caves of Cornwall.
No Cloak – No Dagger was produced and directed by Christopher Barry. The BBC repeated the series in August 1965.
Ian Lambart
William Franklyn Emma Cresswell
Lana Morris Det. Chief-Supt. Gage
Cyril Luckham Pat Penmore
Caroline Blakiston Sergeant Rose
Manning Wilson Trev
Patrick Troughton Hawkins
Peter Thomas Kitty
Freda Bamford Mary
Armine Sandford Donald Fraser
Jack Stewart Vallins
Rio Fanning Professor Penmore
Keith Pyott David Cannon
Hayden Jones John
Andrew Armour Dr Hunt
John Law Patrick
John Kelly Ann
Julia Booth Trelawney
Tommy Duggan Alice
Wendy Gifford Dr Evans
Douglas Blackwell Van Hove
John Richmond Miss Hemmingway
Dorothy Robson Mr Cook
Brian Badcoe Atkins
Geoffrey Lewis
