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3. House of Pleasure

WhodunnitsBertie and the Crime of Passion
Episode 3 of 4

The royal sleuth believes he knows who is innocent of murder while Sarah suspects someone else. Stars Jane Lapotaire.

Bertie - the Prince of Wales - is bewildered by the apparent lack of motive for the Moulin Rouge murder.

He's convinced that he knows who didn't carry out the shooting, while Sarah Bernhardt has her own suspicions.

In pursuit of the truth, Bertie must visit a notorious 'house of pleasure'...

Peter Lovesey's royal historical whodunit - set in 1891 Paris.

Starring Robert Lang and Jane Lapotaire.

Dramatised by Geoffrey M Matthews.

Bertie ...... Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt ...... Jane Lapotaire
Goron ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Morgan ...... John Hartley
Juliette ...... Zulema Dene
Rosine ...... Tracy Wiles
Mimi ...... Linda Regan
Hermione ...... Tessa Worsley
Concierge ...... Diana Payan
Francis ...... Stephen Critchlow

Director: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.

30 minutes

Last on

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