Devil In The Fog
by Leon Garfield
130420 - 130421
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Devil in the Fog Episode 1 of 2
Highwaymen, duels, swirling fogs, escaped convicts - part one of a
thrilling two-part dramatisation of Leon Garfield's classic 18th C.
mystery adventure.
Dramatised by Martin Jameson
Directed by Marc Beeby
14 year-old George is the oldest of the seven Treet children. Captained
by their larger-than-life father, the Treets are touring thespians,
forever on the edge of poverty. But their normally happy lives are
shadowed by the twice yearly arrival of "the Stranger" who hands Mr
Treet a sum of money and disappears. This year, however, the Stranger
appears for the last time and Mr Treet reveals to George that he is the
son of a nobleman, Sir John Dexter. Now, George must, reluctantly, be
returned to him.
At the gloomy Dexter family home, George is welcomed by Sir John, who
is recovering from a pistol wound received in the course of a duel with
his black-hearted brother Richard. Richard has been imprisoned as a
result. George does his best to settle into life in his forbidding new
home.
But trouble is waiting in the fog that surrounds the house. Richard
Dexter has escaped from Newgate and is hiding in a nearby copse. What's
more, it soon becomes clear that someone is trying to kill George...
Devil in the Fog Episode 2 of 2
What murky secrets lie at the heart of the fog? Who is the principal?
And who is the Devil? Part two of a dramatisation of Leon Garfield's
thrilling 18th C. mystery adventure.
Credits
Author.....Leon Garfield
Mr Treet.....Tim McMullan
George.....Joe Dempsie
Lady Dexter.....Juliet Aubrey
Sir John.....Sam Dale
Joseph.....Sean Baker
Dr Newby.....Iain Batchelor
Mrs Montague.....Joanna Monro
Captain Richard.....Ben Crowe
Hotspur.....Raymond Karimi Taheri
Jane.....Lauren Mote
Edward.....Hugo Docking
Rose.....Fern Deacon
Replies
Looks very good...thank you for sharing
Rick:
Just for the record, this was a rebroadcast of the original 2010 offering.
An excellent story that I'm glad they did in two AP segments.
Bob