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Radio 4 Extra,15 Jan 1984,28 mins

SeriesThe Killing Season

1. The Photograph

Whodunnits

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Melford's Christmas spirit evaporates following a high-level break-in and fire at the church hall, supposedly started by vandals. The season of peace and goodwill in the small town of Melford seems a million miles away when a series of deaths begins on Christmas Eve. Could they be linked? The overworked local police are joined by a sinister agency. Written in six parts by ‘Inspector Frost’ creator RD Wingfield, under the pseudonym ‘Arthur Jefferson’. Detective Constable Nuttall .... Michael Jenner Detective Inspector Carter .... Sean Barrett Police Sergeant Plummer .... John Hollis Arthur Ferris .... Manning Wilson Farnham .... Allan Cuthbertson Debby Garwood .... Rosalind Thomas Armstrong .... Jon Strickland Doctor .... Mark Jones Vicar .... Anthony Hall Nurse .... Monica Grey Director: Gerry Jones First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1984. *** With warm thanks to the Radio Circle for returning the lost audio to the BBC ***

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