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5. Sheer Plod

Murder Most FoulSeries 1
Episode 5 of 6

Nick Ross looks back to the murder of Irene Manton, whose body was discovered in the River Lea in 1943. With Norman Jones.

True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats.

Luton 1943: the discovery of a body in the River Lea sparks off a nationwide manhunt.

But first the police must discover the identity of the dead woman.

BBC TV's Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross reviews the case

Written by John Scotney.

Chief Inspector Chapman ....... Norman Jones
Bertie Manton ....... Ronald Herdman

With:

Timothy Carlton
Mark Straker
Andrew Wincott
Petra Markham
Brett Usher
Tara Dominick
lan Barker
Terence Edmond

Producer: Tim Suter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.

30 minutes

Last on

Fri 7 Jul 202321:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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