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15 Minute Drama

Mark Lawson - The Man Who Knows

Episode 1

Duration: 15 minutes

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

It's London in the late 1960's and Dominic Bold of The Morning News is Britain's most successful gossip columnist, celebrated for his uncannily intimate knowledge of what goes on in the lives of entertainment stars, politicians, members of the Royal Family and the aristocracy.

But when Bold gets hold of a story involving actress Alice Morney, which she believes she has told only to those closest to her, she becomes determined to uncover his source in her entourage.

In 'The Man Who Knows' by Mark Lawson
Gordon Bannoch was played by Gerard Murphy
Dominic Bold ..... Jonathan Firth
Alice Morney ..... Lizzy McInnerny
Danny Carlton ..... Nickolas Grace
Barney Hamilton ..... Michael Elwyn
Ted Reaney and Sidney ..... Neil Brand
Rosie Pilks ...... Issy Van Randwyck
and Tubby Marrinner and
Simon Dee ..... Jon Glover
The song lyrics were written by Mark Lawson
And the music was composed and performed by Neil Brand

The Director was Eoin O'Callaghan. Show less

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