Into Glasgow airport files a charter aircraft carrying a contingent of the fabulous Bilhardi family, a closely knit financial dynasty to rival the Rothschilds or the Krupps.
The Bilhardis have come to Scotland to formally hand over Princess Nadia, the seventeen-year-old granddaughter of old Baron Bilhardi (Henry Lincoln), to her estranged father (Bernard Kay) in consequence of a court order.
But awaiting her arrival is an unholy alliance of London mobsters and some of Glasgow’s hardest men — their aim – kidnap. Within hours, the kidnappers found themselves victims of doublecross and murder.
So began this six-part BBC2 thriller, the work of the prolific Scottish writer Ian Stuart Black.
Playing Nadia, the little rich girl who becomes the object of a brutal struggle, was played by Nike Arrighi, a newcomer who left RADA in 1965 and had previously only featured in two documentary programmes.
Charlie Milne, the cheerful young man who is a key figure in the snatch operation, was played by another newcomer, James Cosmo – the son of actor James Copeland (who plays Inspector McRoberts in this series).
The series was directed by Richard Martin, a former actor whose BBC career had largely been concerned with Doctor Who. The producer was Alan Bromly.
Princess Nadia
Nike Arrighi Charlie Milne
James Cosmo Inspector McRoberts
James Copeland Jacques
John Wentworth Colonel Caron
David Bailie Burroughs
Julian Curry Bobby Milne
William Dysart Police Sergeant
Malcolm Rogers McBean
Harry Walker Sophia
Maxine Audley Paul
Bernard Kay Sheila
Elizabeth Morgan Thompson
Richard Coe Shaw
Michael Sheard Willis
Donald Pelmear Bruno
Anthony Paul Baron Bilhardi
Henry Lincoln
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So began this six-part BBC2 thriller, the work of the prolific Scottish writer Ian Stuart Black.
