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Purbright and Sergeant Love hit the trail of Flaxborough’s missing women. Lucy Teatime looks for a partner. Stars John Rowe.

Inspector Purbright and Sergeant Love take to the teashops of Flaxborough on the trail of the local missing women.

Meanwhile, Lucy Teatime is looking for a partner...

Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicles.

Why are lonely, well-off middle-aged women disappearing from the sleepy, small market town?

John Rowe stars as Inspector Walter Purbright.

Dramatised by Christopher Denys.

Inspector Purbright .... John Rowe
Lucy Teatime .... Linda Gardner
Detective Sergeant Love .... Paul Downing
Mrs Staunch .... Ann Rye
Rev Leaper .... Renny Krupinski
Phyllis .... Judy Holt
Italian Waitress .... Victoria Finney

Directed at BBC Manchester by Tony Cliff.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1990.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 18 Oct 202301:30
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