''Forgotten Men'' is a 1944 Australian radio serial by

Edmund Barclay Edmund Piers Barclay (2 May 1898 – 26 August 1961) was an English-Australian writer known for his work in radio drama. Radio historian Richard Lane called him "Australian radio's first great writer and, many would say, Australian radio's g ...

. It was set in

Manchukuo Manchukuo, officially known as the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of Great Manchuria thereafter, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China that existed from 1932 until its dissolution in 1945. It was ostens ...

at the start of the war. The serial was from the key creative team as the earlier serial '' Underground''.

Cast

*Alfred Bristowe as Li Wang *Reg Johnstone as Buddy Strong *

Hal Lashwood Harold Francis Lashwood (13 August 1915 – 26 March 1992), professionally known as Hal Lashwood, was an Australian vaudeville performer, dancer, radio and theatre entertainer, television personality, quiz host, unionist and councillor. A w ...

as Rodney Masters *George Randall as Dr. Kioto *Vivian Edwards as Col. Boelke *Hilda Scurr as Olga *

Lyndall Barbour Lyndall Harvey Barbour (19 May 1916 – 10 October 1986) was an Australian actress, primarily of radio, although she also added stage and television work (both series and made-for-television movies) to her repertoire. Born in Egypt to Australian ...

as Shaio Pao *Helmut Henden as Prof. Ebling

Episodes

*Ep 1 (April 3) *Ep 2 (April 10) *Ep 3 (April 17) *Ep 4 (April 24) *Ep 5 (May 1) *Ep 6 (May 8) *Ep 7 (May 15) *Ep 8 (May 22)

References

{{reflist 1944 Australian radio dramas Radio serials by Edmund Barclay 1940s Australian radio serials Australian radio dramas about World War Two