Underground (radio serial)

Underground is a 1943 Australian radio serial by Edmund Barclay. 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.