True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats.

For Tony Mancini the prospects of acquittal looked slim in May 1934. The police had discovered the body in his flat, and there seemed little doubt as to the identity of the murderer.

BBC TV's Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross reviews his case. So with Norman Birkett defending him, Tony still had a chance...

Written by John Scotney.

Tony Mancini ...... Peter Hugo-Dalyi
Norman Birkett ...... Anthony Bate

With:

Tara Dominick
Mark Straker
Timothy Carlton
James Greene
Ian Lindsay
Timothy Bateson
Brett Usher

Producer: Tim Suter

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991. Show less