''Incident at Echo Six'' is a 1958 British TV play set during the

Cyprus Emergency The Cyprus Emergency was a conflict fought in British Cyprus between April 1955 and March 1959. The National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA), a Greek Cypriot right-wing nationalist guerrilla organisation, began an armed campaign in s ...

(1955-1959). It starred Barry Foster and

Tony Garnett Anthony Garnett (3 April 1936 – 12 January 2020) was a British film and television producer, and actor. Best known for his thirteen-year association with director Ken Loach, his work as a producer continued into the 21st century. Early life ...

. It was the TV debut of writer

Troy Kennedy Martin Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter. He created the long-running BBC TV police series ''Z-Cars'' (1962–1978), and the award-winning 1985 anti-nuclear drama '' Edge ...

who had done his national service in Cyprus. It led to Martin joining the BBC script department. According to the TV Brain website, the play no longer exists in the archives.TV Brain entry - retrieved 13 January 2024
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*{{IMDb title, 1668009
''Incident at Echo Six''
at BFI Films set in the 1950s Films set in Cyprus British television plays 1958 television plays Cyprus Emergency Television episodes written by Troy Kennedy Martin