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1. The Black Trunk

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Can Britain's most celebrated criminal barrister save Marie Herman from the gallows? 1894 true story. Stars Tom Baker.

True stories of crime and trial in a bygone age featuring the formidable barrister, Sir Edward Marshall Hall.

In his first case, fought in 1894, he sets out to save Marie Herman from death on the gallows.

Introduced by Rumpole of the Bailey's creator, John Mortimer.

Dramatised by Michael Butt.

Tom Baker stars as Sir Edward Marshall Hall.

With:

Timothy Block
Jonathan Tafler
David Glover
Zelah Clarke
Nicholas Farr
Jill Graham
Kate McEnery

Director: John Taylor

A Fiction Factory production for BBC Radio 2, first broadcast in November 1996.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 Apr 202301:00
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