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The Saturday Play: A Surfeit of Lampreys

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Ngaio Marsh, dramatised by Michael Bakewell
The glamorous Chief Detective Inspector Alleyn enters a rarefied atmosphere when the unpleasant head of a spendthrift aristocratic family meets a gruesome end.

Contributors

Author:
Ngaio Marsh
Dramatised by:
Michael Bakewell
Director:
Enyd Williams
CDI Alleyn:
Jeremy Clyde
DI Fox:
John Baddeley
Nigel:
Nick Waring
Lord Wutherwood:
Christopher Godwin
Lady Wutherwood:
Miriam Karlin
Lord Lamprey:
Charles Kay
Lady Lamprey:
Thelma Barlow
Lady Katherine:
Kathleen Helme
Henry:
Jonathan Forbes
Frieda:
Sarah Paul
Stephen:
Peter Damey
Colin:
Carl Prekopp
Roberta:
Helen Longworth
Tinkerton:
Marlene Sidaway
Source: Radio Times

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