Village SOS

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Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds.

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Whodunnits: Val McDermid - Village SOS: 1. Murder Call

Val McDermid - Village SOS

1. Murder Call

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DCI Marion Bettany investigates a murder in a sleepy Northumbrian villagee

DCI Marion Bettany investigates a murder in the sleepy Northumbrian village of Shilwick. Stars Helen Baxendale and David Seddon.

DCI Marion Bettany and DS John Hodgson investigate a murder in the sleepy Northumbrian village of Shilwick. 

They love their work, they enjoy each other's company and like nothing better than investigating a new crime. 

The only thing that makes life difficult is dealing with the public. Take the residents of the former mining community of Shilwick, for example.

Detective team created for BBC Radio by award-winning author Val McDermid, creator of TV's Wire in the Blood.

Starring Helen Baxendale.  

Village SOS is a fictional version of the BBC ONE series of the same name.

DCI Marion Bettany ..... Helen Baxendale
DS John Hodgson ..... David Seddon
Kai Ling Arnott ..... Liz Sutherland
Colin Arnott ..... Antony Byrne
Pamela McIntosh ..... Elaine Claxton
Marcus Francis ..... Adrian Grove
Tilly Francis ..... Rachel Bavidge
Tom Briggs ..... Christian Rodska

Director: Fiona Kelcher

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2011.

Whodunnits: Val McDermid - Village SOS

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Crime drama by Val McDermid, starring Helen Baxendale

By Val McDermid. Two detectives are trying to investigate a murder in the sleepy Northumbrian village of Shilwick, but the residents are making it difficult

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