Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Running Scared | 19900802 | 20120626/27 (BBC7) 20140116 (BBC7) 20140117 (BBC7) 20151102 (BBC7) 20230911 (BBC7) | Billy Hindle's given up his job as an assassin, but then his old boss Snark appears. Starring James Aubrey and Gerald Harper. Andrew Rissik's five-part thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies. Billy Hindle........ James Aubrey Sir Richard Snark.......Gerald Harper Marianne......Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Mr Mason - Paul Downing Mr Prendergast - Malcolm Gerard Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990. Billy Hindle has given up his job as an assassin, but then his old boss turns up. |
| 02 | Mondays Are Hell | 19900809 | 20120627/28 (BBC7) 20140117 (BBC7) 20140118 (BBC7) 20151103 (BBC7) 20230912 (BBC7) | Billy Hindle has not only given up killing, he's also had to give up Marianne. He prepares for Temptation Base. Starring James Aubrey and Gerald Harper. Andrew Rissik's thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies. Billy Hindle - James Aubrey Tara Lightborn - Joanna Lumley Jack Lightborn - Charles Gray Sir Richard Snark - Gerald Harper Maurice Browning - Robert Eddison Marianne - Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Stella Golding - Tara Dominick Hugo Bailey - Nigel Carrington Duncan Taylor - Fraser Kerr Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990. Forced to give up Marianne, assassin Billy Hindle is blackmailed into one last job. |
| 03 | Plastic Assassin | 19900816 | 20120628/29 (BBC7) 20140121 (BBC7) 20140122 (BBC7) 20151104 (BBC7) 20230913 (BBC7) | Billy Hindle is alone on Temptation Island. His brief: to kill Jack Lightborn's wife. Starring James Aubrey and Joanna Lumley. Andrew Rissik's thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies. Billy Hindle - James Aubrey Tara Lightborn - Joanna Lumley Jack Lightborn - Charles Gray Marianne - Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Larry Cosgrove - Michael Cochrane Alex Lindstrom - Ed Bishop Manolo - Ben Onwukwe Engineer - Paul Rosebury Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on Radio 4 in August 1990. On Temptation Island, assassin Billy Hindle plans to kill Jack's wife Tara. |
| 04 | Orange Juice And Sugar | 19900823 | 20120629/30 (BBC7) 20140122 (BBC7) 20140123 (BBC7) 20151105 (BBC7) 20230914 (BBC7) | Instead of murdering Tara, Billy Hindle has made love to her. Jack is dying of cancer and Hindle has no taste for more killing. Starring James Aubrey and Joanna Lumley. Andrew Rissik's thriller is set in 1968 and written in the style of the Bond movies. Billy Hindle - James Aubrey Tara Lightborn - Joanna Lumley Jack Lightborn - Charles Gray Marianne - Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Alex Lindstrom - Ed Bishop Duncan Taylor - Fraser Kerr Director Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990. Assassin Billy Hindle is drugged by Jack and finds himself hallucinating. |
| 05 LAST | Everyone's Been Burned | 19900830 | 20120703/04 (BBC7) 20140123 (BBC7) 20140124 (BBC7) 20151106 (BBC7) 20230915 (BBC7) 20230916 (BBC7) | Marianne has been shot. Hindle is going to put Jack down forever - but nothing is as it seems. Starring James Aubrey and Gerald Harper. Conclusion of Andrew Rissik's thriller - written in the style of the Bond movies. Billy Hindle - James Aubrey Sir Richard Snark - Gerald Harper Tara Lightborn - Joanna Lumley Jack Lightborn - Charles Gray Maurice Browning - Robert Eddison Marianne - Lisa Rowe-Beddoe Jill Vardy - Jane Whittenshaw Interrogator - Brian Miller Defector - David Bannerman Code Room girl - Elizabeth Mansfield Director Glyn Dearman First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1990. Reeling from the shooting, Billy Hindle is determined to track down the killer. |