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3. The Major, the Scone and the Dandelions
Episode 3 of 6
Nick Ross reviews the 1920s Hay-on-Wye case of Major Armstrong's weed killer fetish and his poorly wife. Stars Aubrey Woods.
True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats.
One lump of arsenic or two? There were good reasons for Mr Martin to refuse an invitation to tea with the Major...
BBC TV's Crimewatch UK presenter Nick Ross reviews the case of Major Armstrong's fetish and his poorly wife in 1920s Hay-on-Wye.
Written by John Scotney.
Major Armstrong ...... Aubrey Woods
Dr Hincks ...... John Rowe
Mrs Armstrong. ...... Petra Brigden
With:
Fraser Kerr
Danielle Allan
Timothy Carlton
James Greene
Nigel Carrington
Producer: Mark Savage
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1991.
Last on
Wed 5 Jul 202321:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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