Bucket and The Whited Sepuchre by James Hendrie

Posted by william warren on February 26, 2015 at 10:55am

A comedy crime thriller by Oscar-winning writer James Hendrie, based around a detective who first appeared in Dickens's `Bleak House'.

Inspector Bucket, a sort of Victorian Columbo, has an unusual approach to solving the crime of a murderous, pleasure-seeking vicar - he appears so bumbling and incompetent that his suspects drop their guard.

With Tony Haygarth and Neil Pearson.

Directed by John Dryden.

Possibly from the year 2000.

I must confess I didn't know what a "whited sepulchre" meant. Apparently it is an evil person who pretends to be holy or good; a hypocrite. Rather an apt title I think for this drama.

Size 21MB. Length 45 Minutes. Bitrate 64kbps.

http://1drv.ms/1DupnNt

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TheMadBlonde December 9, 2015 at 4:34pm

OMG!! Have been waiting 35 years (since I first read Bleak House) for SOMEBODY to write an Inspector Bucket pastiche!! I can't wait 'til I can listen to this!!!!
Robert Flood August 11, 2015 at 7:56pm

Dear William,

Thanks so much for this offering. I look forward to listening to it tonight.

Bob
Gypsy February 27, 2015 at 2:50pm

Reminds me of the Columbo episode that starred Johnny Cash as the religious hypocrite. Thanks so much.

Gypsy
abby February 27, 2015 at 7:46am

Thank you, William!
Couch Potato February 27, 2015 at 5:59am

Sounds interesting, thank you.
Robert February 27, 2015 at 5:56am

Thanks, a favorite.
Gerald Lea February 26, 2015 at 6:18pm

Cheers!
- semoshorts > Gerald Lea February 26, 2015 at 9:32pm
  
  Thanks for sharing.
Anson (Bob) Roberts February 26, 2015 at 5:49pm

First broadcast in the AP segment on R4 on 3 August 2000 with Tony Haygarth as Inspector Bucket
Anson (Bob) Roberts February 26, 2015 at 1:01pm

The phrase is from Matthew 23:27. Most modern translations use the phrase "whitewashed tombs."

See: http://biblehub.com/matthew/23-27.htm