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Saturday Night Theatre:The Serpent's Back

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Ian Rankin's play is set in the seething Old Town of Edinburgh in 1794, where the resourceful if low-born Mr Cullender, a caddie and manservant, goes in search of a double murderer. with Liam Brennan, Sheila Donald , Simon Scott and Steven McNicoll.

Contributors

Writer:
Ian Rankin
Director:
Patrick Rayner
Mr Cullender 'Cully':
Alexander Morton
Gisborne:
Richard Greenwood
Lady:
Wendy Seager
Mr Mack:
Norman MacLean
Walter Scott:
Tom Smith
Comte:
Kern Falconer
Deacon Brodie/Fordyce:
Paul Young
Braxfield:
Michael Elder
Urquhart:
Liam Brennan.
Lucky Aird:
Sheila Donald
Ballantyne:
Steven McNicoll

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