Set during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, where every story promises a 'Thousand Thrills!', Ben, the chivalrous and perky non-descript little man, whose thumbs itch just before ‘something ‘orrible ‘appens’ played by Tony Robinson is joined by Leslie Phillips as the devilish Lovelace in J Jefferson Farjeon’s 1930’s thriller.

A hat lost in the English Channel, a dagger buried in a toff’s back and an incriminating letter from an MP entice Ben into the world of arms dealers and smugglers as he battles to save Europe from another World War!

Also available as part of the Thriller Playhouse Box Set, eight episodes from the popular BBC Drama series. 

Starring:

Tony Robinson as Ben

Leslie Phillips as Lovelace

with

Rebecca Lacey as Molly

Jon Glover as Pasquale

Christopher Benjamin as Medway

Kate Odey as Violet

Shaun Prendergast as Henry

Royce Mills as White

and full supporting cast

Based on a story by J. Jefferson Farjeon

Dramatisation: Joe Dunlop

Music: Robert Rigby

Director: Neil Cargill

Producer: Stewart Richards and Michael Cameron