Lost Secret / Lost Secret 2000
  Plot
A full length mystery/suspense drama which tells the
story of a man who has lost his memory. Unable to answer
such questions as "Who are you?" and "What
is your name?" he is taken into the care of a doctor
and a police inspector who try to help him recover his
identity. The action ranges from Europe to South America
and involves a sinister professor, a mysterious plant and
the longest secret of a South American civilization.
| Episode
1: |
Who
is He?
The main character (Orwell) has
lost his memory. He is questioned by the police |
| Episode
2: |
Who
is He? (2)
Orwell is questioned by the police |
| Episode
3: |
Who
is Sabina?
Sabina and Sline enter the story.
Orwell recalls a conversation on an airplane and
going through customs with a South American plant |
| Episode
4: |
Footprints
in the Sand
Orwell remembers riding in Sline's
car and checking in at the hotel |
| Episode
5: |
One
O'Clock at Alfredo's
Orwell recalls a phone call from
Sline, who has stolen Orwell's manuscript.
Flashback to a restaurant, where Sabina puts
something in Orwell's drink |
| Episode
6: |
The
Laboratory
Flashback to Sline's laboratory
where Orwell is forced to take the memory drug |
| Episode
7: |
Good
News and Bad News
Orwell and Dr Roberts go to the
library to get information about the Telo plant.
Sabina takes the pages they need to Sline |
| Episode
8: |
Male
and Female
Sline tells Sabina why the drug
didn't work on Orwell. Orwell and Roberts hear on
the news about a break-in at a greenhouse |
| Episode
9: |
We
Have to Stop Him
Sline and Sabina are preparing a
stronger version of the drug to test on Harry.
Orwell and Roberts are on their way to Sline's
laboratory |
| Episode
10: |
The
Drug
Sabina prepares drinks with the
memory drug for Harry and Sline. Orwell and
Roberts break into the laboratory |
| Episode
11: |
The
End
Two years later: Roberts and Orwell
meet again, and he tells her the Lost Secret of
the Mepatecs |
Cast
Dr. Ross Orwell...........Tom Wilkinson
Professor Basil Sline.....Vladek Sheybal
Sabina Woolford...........Miranda Richardson
Dr Clare Roberts..........Karen Archer
Harry Grotch..............Dicken Ashworth
Inspector Marvin..........Robert Davidson
Others in cast............William Abney, Joan Blackham, Clive
Corener,Anni Domingo, Brian Grellis, Sally Home, Nicolette McKensie, Henry
Moxon, John White, David Barry, Graham Callan, Jocelyn Cunningham, Brian
Osborne, Victoria Williams, Philip Goldacre, Bob Hewitt, Alex
Leppard, Adrian Mills
Production
Year:....... 1986
Written:.... R. O'Neill, M. Shovel
Produced.... BBC English
Reissued as CD-ROM course (Lost Secret 2000)
Year:........1999
Production...DynEd
Courseware
Reviews and notes
Originally produced as an ESL (English as a Second
Language) training course, and comes with Teachers Guide,
Student Guide and work books.
Broken into 11x13 minute episodes (UK version). Has
also been released in America.
Has screened on BBC Prime in the UK
The CD-ROM version has been re-edited from the original
videos, and released as an interactive learning package.
The videos are presented using Quicktime.
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