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DCI Alma Blair

Dead Weight

Episode 2

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Val McDermid's crime series proves that losing weight is murderous. But who would want to kill Jean Cranberry and why?

This fourth series is led by lovers DCI Alma Blair and CSM Jo Black, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh and Jane Hazlegrove. Our team sets out to discover what coated the doughnuts that appear to have asphyxiated the victim and question whether Jean's diabetes played a part in her death.

Created by Val McDermid
Series Four written by Shelley Silas

Sound Engineer and Editor: John Scott
Broadcast Assistant: Lynsey Hulme
Assistant Producer: Jay Harley
Producer: Justine Potter
Executive Producer: Melanie Harris

A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4. Show less

Contributors

DCI Alma Blair:
Julie Hesmondhalgh
CSM Jo Black:
Jane Hazlegrove
DS Jason Trotter:
John Hollingworth
Assistant CSM Mo:
Nitin Kundra
Sue Fulwood:
Helen Kay
Jean Cranberry:
Helen Kay
Blanche Rogers:
Helen Kay

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