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1. The Rest Cure

RafflesSeries 2
Episode 1 of 6

Mixing work with pleasure - the gentleman thief invites Bunny to take a break. Stars Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane.

Bunny is surprised and pleased to be invited by Raffles to share the latter's self-imposed 'rest cure' in a large house in Kensington.

But Raffles, needless to say, has his own somewhat nefarious reasons for wanting to take a holiday...

Starring Jeremy Clyde

EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief'.

Dramatised by David Buck.

AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Colonel Crutchley ...... Christopher Benjamin
Porter ...... Laurence Payne
Cabbie ...... Norman Bird

The Raffles theme music composed by Jim Parker.

Director: Gordon House

A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service co-production, first broadcast in June 1988.

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30 minutes

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Thu 10 Jul 202501:30
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