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VI WarshawskiBitter Medicine
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Private eye VI Warshawski gets suspicious when a young pregnant girl dies in hospital. Sara Paretsky's thriller stars Sharon Gless.

Chicago private eye VI Warshawski suspects all is not well at a hospital after the death of a young girl who was pregnant.

Starring Sharon Gless..

VI Warshawski is Sara Paretsky’s tough, smart and likeable female private investigator.

Thriller dramatised in six parts by Michelene Wandor.

VI Warshawski …. Sharon Gless
Fabiano …. Robert Harper
Bobby Mallory …. Bill Hootkins
Alan Humphries …. Chris Scott
Malcolm Tregiere …. Colin McFarlane
Lottie Herschel …. Eleanor Bron
Carol …. Joanna Monro
Mrs Alvarado …. Shirley Dixon
Consuela …. Teresa Gallagher
Peter Burgoyne …. William Dufris

Producer: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1996.

30 minutes

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Tue 27 May 202501:30
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