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The Two Faces of Benny from ABBA

Episode 2 of 4

Finding out who tried to frame him for the death of the councillor, leads Angstrom to Benny from Abba. Stars Matthew Holness.

Matthew Holness stars as Knut Ångström, a brooding, alcoholic, maverick Swedish detective from the tough streets of Oslo.

Scandinavian detective yarn adapted from the bestselling Ångström trilogy by Martin English (writing as Bjorgen Swedenssonsson).

Following the death of his wife, Ångström is posted to the Njalsland peninsula where he becomes embroiled in a labyrinthine murder (or possibly not-murder) case which bears an eerie similarity to the Askeladden killings - a case from his distant past.

Ångström and Mina try to find out who tried to frame him for the death of Councillor Birgid Lundstrom.

It's a trail which leads them straight to the door of Benny from ABBA.

But when that door opens, why is Benny from ABBA now Mexican?

Written by Joel Morris and Jason Hazeley.

Knut Ångström ...... Matthew Holness
Nina Oblong ...... Nadia Kamil
Narrator ...... Simon Kane

Also starring:

Kevin Eldon
David Reed
Freya Parker

Producer: Lyndsay Fenner

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2018.

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28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
ActorMatthew Holness
ActorNadia Kamil
ActorSimon Kane
ActorKevin Eldon
ActorDavid Reed
ActorFreya Parker
ProducerLyndsay Fenner
WriterJoel Morris
WriterJason Hazeley

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  • Wed 17 Jan 201818:30
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  • Sun 13 Nov 202212:30
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