Village SOS

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4. Grudges

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DCI Bettany interviews more villagers with a grudge against murder victim Colin Arnott.

DCI Bettany interviews even more villagers with a grudge against murder victim Colin Arnott. Stars Helen Baxendale.

DCI Bettany and her sidekick DS Hodgson are at Shilwick's beach house workshops  

They’re busy interviewing even more villagers with a grudge against murder victim Colin Arnott, his grieving widow Kai Ling, and their plans to turn a disused chapel into a performing arts centre.

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
Pamela McIntosh ..... Elaine Claxton
Bob Brandison ..... Bill Fellows
Kai Ling Arnott ..... Liz Sutherland
Marcus Francis ..... Adrian Grove
Peter Robson ..... Shaun Prendergast

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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