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The Moonstone

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Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone: 3. Surprise Suspect

Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone

3. Surprise Suspect

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Wilkie Collins - The Moonstone, 3. Surprise Suspect

19th Century detective mystery. The search for the diamond continues.  With John Sharp.

The precious gem's whereabouts remains a mystery, with Rachel under suspicion. Stars John Sharp, John Telfer and Sally Baxter. 

The Moonstone has been stolen, and all suspicion points to Rachel.

The great Sergeant Cuff of the London Detective Police prepares to make his report to her mother, Lady Verinder.

Novel written by Wilkie Collins and first published in 1868.

Dramatised by Brian Gear.

Sergeant Cuff    ......    John Franklyn-Robbins
Gabriel Betteredge    ......    John Sharp
Franklin Blake    ......    John Telfer
Rachel Verinder    ......    Sally Baxter
Godfrey Ablewhite    ......    Geoffrey Beevers
Mr Bruff    ......    Nat Brenner
Miss Clack    ......    June Barrie
Lucy  Yolland    ......    Liza Flanacan 
Rosanna Spearman    ......    Tammy Ustinov
Samuel    ......    Matthew Adams

Director:  Brian Miller

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in  October 1979.

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Drama: Crime

19th century detective mystery concerning the disappearance of a seemingly cursed diamond

19th century detective mystery concerning the disappearance of a seemingly cursed diamond, inherited by Rachel Verinder on her 18th birthday. With John Sharp

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