The Montrose Ghost - BBC Saturday Night Theatre - Martin Jenkins

RAF Montrose was a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Forfarshire (now more commonly called Angus) in Scotland. On 26 February 1913, it became the first operational military aerodrome to be established in the United Kingdom

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[jlb]

Sometimes I think that we live in strange times. Then the social picture of these plays make me think that they too lived in strange times, just a different version of strange.

[georgedog]

Thank you Chesterton Radio, for another excellent production. The "great voice of radio", Patrick Barr had only a small part to play, but so easy to recognise him.

[janettedewar]

Despicable woman getting her own way all the time and the sacrifices he made for her.

[sailorsquatandhisseaman]

Maybe I am naive to not have seen this one coming, but this drama sure caught steem as it went on and had a tremendous conclusion.

The acting and directing were spot on. It really developed into an entirely engrossing production, as a whole. And following the timeline was very easy, as it went back and forth. Especially with the scene with Desmond and Sylvia changing location in mid conversation to the bedroom with the sudden shift in the sudden silence of music.

Very solid! BRAVO!!!

[geradgerad]

Excellent drama, well worth a listen.Thanks for the upload.Carry on the good work.

[delmartin]

Love ❤ these audio books. Live in Zimbabwe and sitting in the dark. Lamps battery flat. I am listening on my mobile. 17 ÷/- hours no electricity 😢😢😢

[mrbazzabee]

Thanks Uncle ! - That was a wikkle bit different was that one...indeed-a little bit moving too.

[michaelberg]

Although I guessed the ending, great play. It had my skin crawling sometimes!

[waynegeordiesdad]

Here's a brief synopsis of this and thank you Chesterton for this offering.
"The play opens on July 5th 1942, but the story begins earlier one morning in the spring of 1915. After six hectic months over the other side of the German line, Desmond had been posted to the Royal Flying Corps station in Montrose, Scotland, as a flying instructor. His nerves were in a bad way and Montrose seemed an ideal spot to relax. But that was not to be when he met and fell in love with Sylvia Adam, the wife of one of his Officer Cadets, Rupert Adam. And when Rupert dies in a plane crash on his first solo flight, his ghost begins to haunt the Montrose Airfield until Desmond leaves it and Sylvia.

Twenty-seven years have passed and Desmond Little has been promoted to Air Vice Marshall and given command of No. 32 Group in Benson, Oxfordshire. When he arrived there, all memories of Montrose had faded. However, one event, one conversation, was to bring the appalling business flooding back to his memory. It was exactly two days earlier that the whole story started again, on July 3rd 1942, that is when Desmond's god-daughter tells him that she is going to be engaged to be married to Flight Lieutenant Rupert Adam....
Cheers from Canada North

[karenhumphries]

A wonderful, very affecting play. Thank you!

[fallenxangel]

Wonderfully written story. Love every letter of it!!!

[freednb]

cracking stuff! the woman is amazing ha ha must have been great fun for the actress

[nualaladd]

A very moving story, loved every minute of it, more of the same again please.

[julitt]

So Desmond's 22? What absolute tosh!

[lucikate]

2nd time and just ss enjoyable. Thank you

[kimberlykasimoff]

What a woman. She avails herself to the Captain, even pressures him, says in the relationship. Then blames him for her husband's death. Not a good prospect for a good wife.

[emf]

Sylvia was a very strange woman. She treated Desmond appallingly; drew him in and then cast him off. 😕

[michaelhill]

lovely & remember hearing it when i was a kid on me transistor! does anyone know whatever became of john pullen as desmond little? also, what’s the beautiful music?

[morganlowe]

Oh hell naw she didn't flip the script on him! She said her words "I wish you could take his place!" And now she says "you knew it could never be" ? 🙄

[suziemorgan-stewart]

A very poignant play. Sylvia was ☹️. Thank you for the upload. Clarity first rate and NO ads.