After the second attempt upon his life, Shardlake is convinced that the stolen papers – with their allegations against the King – hold the key to the whole mystery.

Gripping dramatisation of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novel, featuring lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake and set during Henry VIII's spectacular Royal Progress to the north in 1541.

Shardlake ..... Justin Salinger
Barak ..... Bryan Dick
Maleverer ..... Stephen Critchlow
Radwinter ..... David Acton
Wrenne ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Broderick ..... Nick Underwood
Tamasin ..... Cath Whitefield
Jennet ..... Alex Tredear
Rochford ..... Ameica Lowdell
Henry VIII ..... Patrick Brennan
The Queen ..... Melody Grove

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Director: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015. Show less