First broadcast 17th May 1980.

In 1889, Austrian customs officer Alois is desperate his wife Klara will pull through a difficult labour and both she and baby will survive.

Roald Dahl ... Self - Introduced by
Helmut Griem ... Alois
Zhivila Roche ... Klara
Hana Maria Pravda ... Frau Lemner
Alastair Llewellyn ... Doctor
Graham Seed ... Josef
Toby Waldock ... Young Alois