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Raffles

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EW Hornung - Raffles

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

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Raffles: Series 2: 5. A Trap To Catch A Cracksman

5. A Trap To Catch A Cracksman

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Raffles, Series 2, 5. A Trap To Catch A Cracksman

When a prize fighter says his trophy room is impregnable, Raffles seizes the challenge

When a prize fighter claims his trophy room is impregnable - the gentleman cracksman seizes the challenge. Stars Jeremy Clyde.

When an American pugilist boasts of inventing a trap to catch the cleverest cracksman alive, it’s a challenge Raffles is quite unable to resist - with disastrous consequences...

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
Maguire ...... Alan Tilvern  
Hambone ...... Peter Banks
Cruncher ...... Michael Deacon  
Ruby ...... Frances Jeater
Cabbie ...... Alan Dudley.

Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.

Director: Gordon House

A BBC Radio 4/ BBC World Service production first broadcast in June 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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