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Raffles

Drama: Crime

EW Hornung - Raffles

Tales of the celebrated cricketer and master gentleman thief by EW Hornung.

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Raffles: Series 2: 6. The Gift of the Emperor

6. The Gift of the Emperor

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Raffles, Series 2, 6. The Gift of the Emperor

The gentleman thief plans the theft of a valuable pearl

The gentleman thief plans the theft of a valuable pearl, but will he live to regret his daring enterprise? Stars Jeremy Clyde.

Raffles plans the most daring enterprise of his career - the theft of a jewel worth £100,000. 

But Inspector Mackenzie is hot on his trail.  

Could the intrepid cracksman's luck finally run out..? 

Starring Jeremy Clyde.

EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief'.

Dramatised by David Buck.

AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Inspector Mackenzie ...... Henry Stamper
Von Heumann ...... Frederick Jaeger  
Miss Werner ...... Zelah Clarke  
Captain ...... Alan Dudley 
Steward ...... Stephen Rashbrook 

Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.

Director: Gordon House

A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in July 1988.

Raffles: Series 2

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EW Hornung's stories about the 'gentleman thief' starring Jeremy Clyde.

EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief' starring Jeremy Clyde.

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