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The Saturday Play: A Shilling for Candles

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A 1930s comedy thriller by Josephine Tey , dramatised by John Fletcher. The independent-minded daughter of a chief police constable meets a suspected killer on the run. with Steve Hodson. Stephen Thorne , Ben Crowe , Harry Myers , Geoffrey Whitehead. Frances Jeater and Priyanga Elan. Director Tabitha Potts

Contributors

Author:
Josephine Tey
Dramatised By:
John Fletcher
Tisdall:
Giles Fagan
Erica:
Tilly Gaunt
Pottinger:
Steve Hodson
Bergoine:
Stephen Thorne
Grant:
Ben Crowe
Albert Clay:
Harry Myers
Hopgood:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Martha:
Frances Jeater
Director:
Tabitha Potts
Source: Radio Times

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