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1. Did He Fall? Or...

WhodunnitsA Walk in the Dark
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A man goes missing from a liner as it approaches England. His sister is adamant that it wasn’t suicide. Stars Patrick Mower.

As the ocean liner Carthena, sails to Southampton, a passenger walks on the dark deck, unaware his death is only seconds away.

It's a demise which will set in motion a criminal investigation stretching from England to Australia.

Starring Patrick Mower.

Chris Boucher's five part mystery crime serial featuring Southampton Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge.

DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
DS Dunne …. Geoffrey Matthews
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Martin Lennister …. David McAlister
Captain of the Carthena …. Nicholas Courtney
Australian Driver …. Anthony Jackson

Producer: Gerry Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.

30 minutes

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Tue 12 Mar 202401:30
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