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DCI Alma Blair

Deadheading

Episode 5

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

And so, Val McDermid's crime comedy draws to a climax in the traditional mode of the detective story. The date of Friday 13th adds to the air of danger and mystery - almost as if it was planned that way.

As the suspense builds. What, we ask ourselves, what is that unfamiliar sound? Is it a mating cry? An alarm call?

In the wild, hunters have to rely on their tracking skills - their eyesight, their hearing, their knowledge of their environment and their experience. Luckily for Detective Sergeant Trotter, he has something more sophisticated to count on.

There's nothing quite like a good murder - apart, of course, from another good murder in a second series....

Cast:
DSI Alma Blair......................Julie Hesmondhalgh
DS Jason Trotter..................John Hollingworth
CSM Jo Blake.......................Miriam Margolyes
Narrator / Brian Masters......Jonathan Keeble
Eric Ollerinshaw..................Alan Rothwell
PC Sparks / Claire...............Victoria Brazier

Sound Designer: Eloise Whitmore
Writer: Val McDermid

Directed and Produced by Justine Potter
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Contributors

DSI Alma Blair:
Julie Hesmondhalgh
DS Jason Trotter:
John Hollingworth
CSM Jo Blake:
Miriam Margolyes
Brian Masters:
Jonathan Keeble
Eric Ollerinshaw:
Alan Rothwell

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