The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries

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The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries: Episode 2: 2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy

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Episode 2: 2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy

2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Christopher Marlowe Mysteries, 2. The Turbulent Tale of the Troubl'd Tragedy

The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written?

The Elizabethan spy wonders why an unknown patron funds the worst play ever written? Stars Dominic Jephcott and Roy Hudd.

Why does an unknown patron fund the worst play ever written, and what has become of Mighty Meg?

Amid the splendour and squalor of Elizabethan London - scholar, playwright and government spy, Christopher Marlowe is assigned to investigate a number of baffling mysteries and perplexing intrigues...

Starring Dominic Jephcott and Bill Wallis.

Series of historical comedy mysteries by Ged Parsons.

Christopher Marlowe ....... Dominic Jephcott
Bartholomew Ratsbane ....... Bill Wallis
Sir Francis Walsingham ....... Paul Brooke
Peek ....... Roy Hudd
Fortescue ....... Simon Godley
Trump ....... Lionel Jeffries
Squires ....... Daniel Strauss
Gloriana Nonesuch ....... Victoria Carling 

Producer: Richard Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1993.

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Drama: Classic & Period

Drama: Crime

Elizabethan playwright Kit Marlowe investigates a mystery in his own unique way

Elizabethan playwright Kit Marlowe investigates a mystery in his own unique way. Ged Parsons' adventure stars Dominic Jephcott.

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