Main content
The Tudor lawyer's investigation into the theft of Greek Fire leads to the ruins of St Bartholew's monastery. Starring Justin Salinger.
Dramatisation of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novel set during the last days of Thomas Cromwell.
London, 1540. Detective-lawyer Matthew Shardlake, assisted by Cromwell's man Barak, visit the ruins of St Bartholew's, where the barrel of 'Greek Fire' - a liquid weapon capable of terrible destruction, the formula for which was thought lost during the fall of Constantinople - was first discovered.
Written by C. J. Sansom
Dramatised by Colin MacDonald
Produced and directed by Kirsteen Cameron.
Last on
Fri 21 Sep 201801:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Shardlake | Justin Salinger |
| Barak | Bryan Dick |
| Cromwell | Robert Glenister |
| Guy | Vincent Ebrahim |
| Lady Honor | Elaine Claxton |
| Norfolk | Patrick Brennan |
| Marchamount | Nick Underwood |
| Elizabeth | Susie Riddell |
| Bealnapp | Clive Hayward |
| Rich | Damian Lynch |
| Director | Kirsteen Cameron |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
| Adaptor | Colin MacDonald |
| Author | CJ Sansom |
Broadcasts
Thu 28 Aug 201410:45BBC Radio 4- Thu 28 Aug 201419:45BBC Radio 4
- Thu 20 Sep 201806:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 20 Sep 201813:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 20 Sep 201820:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 21 Sep 201801:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
