An Expert in Murder
By Nicola Upson [2008]
dramatised in ten parts by Robin Brooks
Director Gaynor Macfarlane.
It's 1934 and novelist and playwright Josephine Tey is travelling to London for the final week of her hit play, Richard of Bordeaux. On board, she meets a young fan - but tragedy awaits at King's Cross.
Broadcast Monday 21 April - Friday 2 May 2008 (Woman's Hour Drama)
160/44; 152 MB total; sound quality excellent
Penrose ...... Jimmy Chisholm
Hedley ...... Simon Donaldson
Forrester/Spilsbury ...... Nick Farr
Josephine Tey ...... Meg Fraser
Grace ...... Monica Gibb
Fleming ...... Richard Greenwood
Lydia ...... Irene Macdougall
Johnny/Bageot ...... Mark Mcdonnell
Fallowfield/Swinburne ...... Grant O'rourke
Maitland ...... Wendy Seager
Elspeth ...... Laura Smales
Bernard ...... Gareth Thomas
Marta ...... Joanna Tope
Frank ...... Paul Young
1/10: Scottish crime writer Josephine Tey is on her way to London for the final week of her hit play. Tragedy awaits at King's Cross.
2/10: A murder has been committed at King's Cross. The clues lead Inspector Penrose reluctantly to his old acquaintance Josephine Tey.
3/10: The investigation leads Penrose into the theatre world of London's West End.
4/10: Penrose waits for the opportunity to speak to impresario Bernard Aubrey, but tragedy is about to strike at the theatre.
5/10: Penrose is nowhere near catching the murderer and is anxious that Josephine could be the next victim.
6/10. Penrose suspects that the war may hold the key to his double murder investigation. Hedley White, a chief suspect, reappears.
7/10. Hedley has asked his friend Rafe Swinburne to provide him with an alibi for the time of Elspeth's murder.
8/10: Elspeth's adoptive mother Alice Simmons arrives in London and provides Penrose with a link between the past and the present.
9/10: Penrose has discovered a link between Elspeth and Bernard, but what he has yet to find out is the identity of the murderer.
10/10: Josephine and Marta find themselves in mortal danger. Marta has made a ghastly discovery as the investigation closes in.
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I love Josephine Tey so I look forward to this.
Gypsy
Enjoy it Gypsy and everyone else too. --------------- Rick
Many, many thanks!
Hmmmm... you mean this ISN'T a docudrama? :>P
My, my you have a long memory. The link from here to there was dead so I re posted it today, thought it was gone. That must have been one of those nights when I had posted too much and placed it in the wrong group, obviously wasn't thinking right LOL. I just found that it was still there and deleted it. I wonder why the link was dead. At least I didn't denote it as a docudrama in the post.
I was only joking. I didn't even KNOW about the other post. :>)
Yes, in 2008 I did that. LOL ------------------------------ Rick
Looks like another winner. Thanks, Rick!