"Protection" – Chilling Crime Drama by John Wainwright | Saturday-Night Theatre

Northern grit meets southern menace in this gripping tale of power, crime, and justice.

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Step into the smoky backstreets of a 1960s northern English city in Protection, a taut and thrilling radio drama from celebrated crime writer John Wainwright. Originally broadcast as part of the BBC's legendary Saturday-Night Theatre series, this rare gem pits a tight-knit police force against a creeping menace: a brutal protection racket backed by southern criminals invading their turf.

Starring David Mahlowe as the formidable Det. Chief Supt. Lewis, this production reunites characters from Wainwright’s earlier drama Death in a Sleeping City, escalating the stakes in a battle where loyalty, fear, and corruption blur the lines between justice and compromise.

Directed by a young Alan Ayckbourn, Protection is vintage audio drama at its finest — gripping, intelligent, and hauntingly real.

🔊 Broadcast Date: July 6, 1968
🎧 Cast Includes: David Mahlowe, Bob Grant, Roger Rowland, Frank Singuineau, Christopher Godwin
🎙️ BBC Radio 4 – Saturday-Night Theatre

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