A new contemporary dramatisation by Mike Stott of Agatha Christie 's thriller, The Case of the City Clerk. Bobby Roberts is a middle-aged man in a mid-life rut, in search of adventure. The ad in the Times reads: "Need help? Ask Parker Pyne. So can the great PP come up trumps? Well, yes and no.
Bobby is sent on a trip to collect a harmless package from a scientist in Milan and eat plenty of ice cream along the way. But before long he finds himself caught up in a terrifying murder, and with blood all over his ice cream. Starring Richard Griffiths and Chris Langham. Simon Treves
Director Dirk Maggs Producer Bruce Hyman