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1. The Serial Widow
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Investigating a serial bride with a habit of outliving her husbands, the Roman detective faces temptation. Stars Anton Lesser.
Marcus Didius Falco comes face-to-face with temptation.
He's hired to follow a professional bride with a sinister habit of outliving her husbands...
Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective.
Lindsey Davis's gripping, historical mystery.
Dramatised in six parts by Mary Cutler.
Marcus Didius Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Ann Madeley
Hyacinthus …. Stephen Critchlow
Pollia …. Julia Hills
Cake Seller/Lusius …. Laurence Saunders
Cossus …. Jonathan Tafler
Tyche …. Bella Merlin
Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.
Last on
Fri 13 Sep 202401:30
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