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A Surfeit of Lampreys

Gentleman sleuth Inspector Alleyn probes a grisly death of the head of a spendthrift aristocratic family. Stars Jeremy Clyde.

The unpleasant head of a spendthrift aristocratic family meets a gruesome end.

So the glamorous Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn finds himself entering a rarefied atmosphere…

Another tale of Dame Ngaio Marsh’s gentleman detective.

Starring Jeremy Clyde.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

CDI Alleyn ...... Jeremy Clyde
DI Fox ...... John Baddeley
Nigel ...... Nick Waring
Lord Wutherwood ...... Christopher Godwin
Lady Wutherwood ...... Miriam Karlin
Lord Lamprey ...... Charles Kay
Lady Lamprey ...... Thelma Barlow
Lady Katherine ...... Kathleen Helme
Henry ...... Jonathan Forbes
Frieda ...... Sarah Paul
Stephen ...... Peter Damey
Colin ...... Carl Prekopp
Roberta ...... Helen Longworth
Tinkerton ...... Marlene Sidaway

Director: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2002.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 22 Jun 202501:00

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