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Boxer and Doberman

Series 1

3. The Big Cheese

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

Detective Inspector Bob Boxer falls into the clutches of an old sadistic adversary.

At first he resists the pressure to go over to the "other side" and swell the ranks of Villains Incorporated.

But when his enemies exploit one of his deepest childhood fears, even Bob's cast-iron will begins to crack like a caramel log.

Might a good cop go to the bad?

Starring Finlay Welsh and Anita Vettesse.

Alastair Jessiman's gritty police comedy drama series.

DI Bob Boxer …… Finlay Walsh
DC Shona Doberman …… Anita Vettesse
DCI Paton ...... James Bryce
'Biscuits' McVitie ...... Steven McNicol
Mrs McVitie ...... Eileen McCallum
Chubby' O'Brien …… Crawford Logan
Sylvester …… Alastair Jessiman

Other parts played by the cast.

Producer: David Jackson Young.

Made for BBC Radio 7 by BBC Radio Scotland and first broadcast in March 2009. Show less

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