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2. The Play's the Thing

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Victorian detective Charles and niece Lucy investigate mysterious backstage dramas at a London theatre. Stars Martin Jarvis.

1899: Victorian bookseller-cum-detective Charles Craddock and his niece, Lucy, investigate some mysterious backstage dramas at a London theatre.

Starring Martin Jarvis.

Chris Thompson's mystery series.

Charles Craddock …. Martin Jarvis
Lucy Greenwood …. Emma Tate
Grout …. Struan Rodger
James Price …. David Thorpe
Rufus Weatherby …. Colin Pinney
Rex Radford …. Barry J. Gordon
Elizabeth Barnes …. Teresa Gallagher
Hamlet …. Michael Onslow

Director: John Taylor.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 5 in October1993.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Mar 202301:00
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