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4. The Fire Next Time

Hired and fired by Aunt Rosa, dark dealings dismay private investigator VI Warshawski. Stars Kathleen Turner and Martin Shaw.

The private eye is convinced Agnes's murder is linked to a covert takeover bid for Ajax insurance.

But can she prove it?

Sara Paretsky's thriller about a feisty Chicago private investigator.

Kathleen Turner stars as VI Warshawski.

Dramatised by Michelene Wandor.

VI Warshawski .… Kathleen Turner
Roger Ferrant …. Martin Shaw
Gabriella …. Avril Clark
Father Carroll …. Don Fellows
Rosa …. Eileen Way
Barbara Paciorek …. Lorelei King
Mrs Paciorek …. Helen Horton
Bobby Mallory …. William Hootkins
O'Faolin …. John Bennett
Murray Ryerson …. Kerry Shale
Father Pelly …. Colin Stinton
Father Jablonski …. Peter Penry-Jones

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 10 Sep 202401:30

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