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'' (1959). Episodes went for half an hour. Many episodes were written by Rex Rienits. It was produced by

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Cast

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as the pilot *James McKechnie as Chris Rogers, a doctor recently arrived from England *June Brunnell as sister *Bettina Dickson *Rosemary Miller

References

British radio dramas Works by Rex Rienits Works by Michael Noonan (Australian writer) {{BBC-radio-stub