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Radio 4,13 Jun 2013,45 mins

SeriesSeries 1

Tilting the Odds

Behind Closed Doors

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An equine vet's career is in jeopardy as he faces a disciplinary hearing for serious professional misconduct. Will his barrister Rebecca Nyman, played by Claire Rushbrook, be able to mount a credible defence? Gunnar Cauthery stars as the vet Falco Hermans. Tilting The Odds is set at a Fitness to Practice hearing at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Falco Hermans is a vet in his thirties. Since qualifying he's built up a successful and lucrative practice as an equine vet in the racing town of Newmarket. He's got a big mortgage and three small children. He's facing a disciplinary hearing on several counts of misconduct. If he is struck off he faces financial ruin and disgrace in the racing community and in his home town. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: Tilting the Odds By CLARA GLYNN Other parts played by members of the cast. Producer/director: David Ian Neville.

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