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Falco

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Drama: Historical

Anton Lesser stars as Roman detective, Falco. Written by Lindsey Davis.

Anton Lesser stars as Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco. Written by Lindsey Davis.

Venus in Copper

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Falco: Venus in Copper: 1. The Serial Widow

1. The Serial Widow

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Falco, Venus in Copper, 1. The Serial Widow

Probing a serial bride who outlives her husbands, the Roman detective faces temptation.

Investigating a serial bride with a habit of outliving her husbands, the Roman detective faces temptation. Stars Anton Lesser.

Marcus Didius Falco comes face to face with temptation when he's hired to follow a professional bride with a sinister habit of outliving her husbands.

Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective.

Lindsey Davis's gripping, historical mystery.        

Dramatised in six parts by Mary Cutler.

Marcus Didius Falco …. Anton Lesser
Helena Justina …. Ann Madeley
Hyacinthus …. Stephen Critchlow
Pollia …. Julia Hills
Cake Seller/Lusius …. Laurence Saunders
Cossus …. Jonathan Tafler
Tyche …. Bella Merlin

Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2006.

Falco: Venus in Copper

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Anton Lesser plays Lindsey Davis's Ancient Rome detective probing a professional bride

Anton Lesser stars as Lindsey Davis's Ancient Rome detective in a mystery over a professional bride.

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