As the War of Independence begins in earnest, American merchant seamen prepare to strike the first blows.
None strikes more deftly than Isaac Biddlecomb, captain of the Judea, whose smuggling activities are making
a mockery of His Majesty.s Royal Navy. Pursued by the HMS Rose, he sacrifices the ship and his fortune to
the depths rather than surrender.
On the run from the enraged forces of King George, Isaac dons a disguise and finds himself on a brig bound
for Jamaica. Fate tests Isaac.s mettle as he is captured by the enemy and faces a life of servitude under
the deranged captain and sadistic crew of the HMS Icarus.

About The Reader
Peter Wickham was bitten early by the travel bug, coming to England from New Zealand as a child. He has
worked all over England and Wales in repertory and is determined to work more in Scotland! Acting and
directing aboard the Q.E.II took him from Singapore to Venezuela, and a short season in Istanbul followed.
In 1990 he directed and appeared in a revue on a tour of Czechoslovakia. Many TV appearances started in
Dixon of Dock Green (during its later years!) and include most recently A Sense of Guilt. But after theatre
his favourite medium is sound; he has been heard many, many times on radio, in plays, reading poetry, short
stories and serials.

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