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Brothers in Law

Series 1

The Expert Witness

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Faced with a case involving osteoarthritis, rookie barrister Roger Thursby must bone up on his medical knowledge.

Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was first published in 1955.

Adapted for radio from Frank Muir & Denis Norden's BBC TV scripts by Richard Waring.

Roger Thursby ...... Richard Briers
Henry Blagrove ...... Richard Waring
Sally Mannering ...... Ann Davies
Belkin ...... John Bresslin
Rennell ...... Robert Dorning
Eagler ...... Richard Caldlcot
The Judge ...... John Le Mesurier

Other parts played by:

Malcolm Hayes
Fredrick Treves
Clifford Norgate

Restored from BBC Transcription Service tapes - originally edited for sale abroad.

Producer: David Hatch.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1970. Show less

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