''Incident at Echo Six'' is a 1958 British TV play set during the

Cyprus Emergency The Cyprus Emergency ( gr, Απελευθερωτικός Αγώνας της Κύπρου 1955–59), also known as the Greek Cypriot War of Independence or Cypriot War of Independence, was a conflict fought in British Cyprus between November 1 ...

(1955-1959). It starred Barry Foster and

Tony Garnett Tony Garnett (3 April 1936 – 12 January 2020) was a British film and television producer, and actor. Best known for his thirteen-year association with director Ken Loach, his work as a producer continued into the 21st century. Early life and ...

. It was the TV debut of writer

Troy Kennedy Martin Troy Kennedy Martin (15 February 1932 – 15 September 2009) was a Scottish-born film and television screenwriter. He created the long-running BBC TV police series ''Z-Cars'' (1962–1978), and the award-winning 1985 anti-nuclear drama ''Edge of ...

who had done his national service in Cyprus.Jonathan Stubbs, ‘Always ready to explode into violence!’ Representing the Cyprus Emergency and decolonization in The High Bright Sun (1965) ''Journal of European Popular Culture'' Vol 6 Issue 2 2015 It led to Martin joining the BBC script department. It is unknown if a copy of the play still exists.

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*{{IMDb title, 1668009
''Incident at Echo Six''
at BFI Films set in the 1950s Films set in Cyprus British television plays 1958 television plays Cyprus Emergency Television episodes written by Troy Kennedy Martin