by Michael Innes, dramatised by Michael Bakewell
with John Hurt as Insp Appleby, John Le Mesurier as Everard Raven, Christopher Benjamin as Heyhoe/Insp Mutlow, Joyce Redman as Clarissa and Pippa Guard as Judith
Appleby of the Yard is used to dealing with serious crimes, but from the moment he steps on the train to Snarl to investigate a series of bizarre happenings, he's plunged into a world where jokes play too large a part.
(Stereo) (R)