''Underground'' is a 1943 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 rare for most adventure serials at the time in that it had an Australian setting.

Premise

Richard Shand, a soldier discharged from the Army after getting a Military Medal, is on holiday in the country when he gets involved a series of adventures arising from an attempt by enemy agents to sabotage a troop train by the Japanese.

Cast

*Reg Johnson as Richard Shand *Vivian Edwards as Sergeant Hope *Hilda Scurr as Fifi Lemaire, the seductress *Brenda Dunrich as Penny Brown, the heroine *Owen Ainley as Fats Moorley

Episodes

*Ep 1 (Dec 13) - " Set in an Army camp somewhere in Australia, ''Underground'' tells the story Richard Shand (Reg. Johnston), a soldier discharged from the Army after getting a Military Medal on his chest, and a bomb splinter in his leg. On holiday in the country, Shand finds himself unexpectedly involved in a series of adventures arising from an attempt by enemy agents to sabotage a troop train." *Ep 2 (Dec 20) *Ep 3 (Dec 27) *Ep 4 (Jan 3) *Ep 5 (Jan 10) *Ep 6 (Jan 17) *Ep 7 (Jan 24) *Ep 8 (Jan 31)

Production

Barclay researched the serial by visiting army camps.

References

{{reflist 1943 Australian radio dramas Radio serials by Edmund Barclay 1940s Australian radio serials Australian radio dramas about World War Two