Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

2. A Pill For Everything

WhodunnitsThe Power of Life And Death
Episode 2 of 5

Anonymous letters suggest that Dame Imelda Sharpe was murdered. An exhumation reveals something unexpected. Stars Haydn Gwynne.

A series of anonymous letters suggest Dame Imelda Sharpe might have been murdered.

An exhumation of her body revealed the presence of a prescription drug not mentioned in her medical records.

Starring Haydn Gwynne.

Mark Lawson's deftly plotted murder-mystery. A number of distinguished members of government committees are found dead in suspicious circumstances.

Detective Chief Inspector Kate Duncan of Scotland Yard's Sensitive Cases Squad is trying to discover what connects them...

Kate Duncan ..... Haydn Gwynne
Lorenzo ..... Lloyd Thomas
Briggs ..... Chris McHallem
Hermione Sharp ..... Abigail McKern
Dame Imelda Sharp ..... Honor Blackman
Sue Wells ..... Abigail McGibbon
Dr Tom Cready ..... Nick Dunning
Dee Mortimer ..... Stella McCusker
Jeremy Vine ..... Himself

Director: Eoin O'Callaghan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2010.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 20 Aug 202501:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

More episodes

Previous

1. The Resurrection of Imelda SharpThe Power of Life And Death

Next

3. The Red TriangleThe Power of Life And Death

See all episodes from Whodunnits

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 Oct 201010:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 19 Aug 202506:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 19 Aug 202511:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 19 Aug 202517:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 20 Aug 202501:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra