Melford's Axe by Roderick Graham

A radio play by Roderick Graham dramatizing events surrounding the execution of Charles I.

January, 1649. Colonel Hacker faces a dilemma when Brandon, the regular hangman, fearing for his own life, refuses to carry out the execution of King Charles I. A replacement is sought, and Sergeant Jack Melford, an army farrier, is asked to fulfill the duty using his own axe. He agrees ... but the deed proves to be a fearful burden.

Jack Melford ... Struan Rodger
Mary Melford ... Sara Kestleman
Lord Bolton ... Christopher Benjamin
Colonel Francis Hacker ... John Samson
Captain Whittingham ... Peter Baldwin

Directed by Jane Morgan

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 7 January 1988

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