The situation on the ground through the dust cloud of shattered comet Icarus and the subsequent famine worsens further and extreme political parties that promise dubious solutions, have strong inflow. Someone seems to stir up the conflict between the Union and the Asian Republics to bring about a decisive war. One of the spaceships of lack of space saver crashes mysteriously over from Oceania, and Mark Brandis flying there myself to find out the cause. What he discovered then, let him again be to tip the balance between war and peace ...
The penultimate episode of the series makes it to the listener with its tense and atmospheric story not easy to think of the imminent departure of Mark Brandis and his companions. Rarely has there been such a high-class series that could get her high level consistently.
After a quiet start, the voltage curve rises immediately when Mark Brandis makes itself on the search for the downed spacecraft and the events come thick and fast. Political intrigue, espionage, seedy people with obscure intentions, all that there is in the current episode and as always in the middle Mark Brandis.
There is no lack of references to earlier adventures and the listeners who have heard the previous episodes, will recognize one or the other old friends again.
With Geheimsache weathercock the makers supply from a voltage and action-packed thriller that is not short of political complications. The story is fast-paced and full of surprising twists that can be revealed gradually to the full satisfaction but.
The soundscape can completely by high-class sounds that fit to the last detail and background music that supports the action effectively convince.
The cast is as usual high-class and find it hard to praise one of the speakers especially since all play well together and act convincingly. Listeners who are already familiar with the previous episodes, may look forward to a re-hearing with Martin Kessler and Wolf Frass.
Also starring Mira Christine Mühlenhof, Dorothea Lott, Gerhart Hinze, Thomas Nero Wolff, Uwe Jellinek, Rüdiger Evers, Michael Lott, Wolfgang Kaven, Martin May, Andreas Conrad and many others can be heard.
Conclusion
Sequence with the 31 series is heading for a first-class degree, which makes the listener saying goodbye not easy.
Political entanglements, exciting action and excellent actors make this sequence again a highlight, offering beneficiaries studded radio drama entertainment that is unparalleled.
Full marks for a great radio play!
