Have His Carcase

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Wimsey

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Adaptations of Dorothy L Sayers' gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey.

Adaptations of Dorothy L Sayers' gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey. With Ian Carmichael

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Wimsey: Have His Carcase: 1. The Evidence of the Corpse

1. The Evidence of the Corpse

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When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.

When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael.

When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, debonair sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey.  

Adapted for radio in six episodes by Alistair Beaton. 

Lord Peter Wimsey ….  Ian Carmichael
Harriet Vane ….  Maria Aitken
Inspector Umpelty …. Nigel Stock
Haviland Martin …. Warren Clarke
Mrs. Weldon …. Isabel Dean
Julian Perkins …. Richard O'Callaghan
Saunders …. John Webb
Mr. Hearn …. Alexander John
Narrator ….  John Westbrook

British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Have His Carcase was first published in 1932. 

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War. 

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975. 

Producer: Martin Fisher 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.

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When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, her chum Lord Peter Wimsey investigates

When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, her chum Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael as the upper class sleuth

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