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Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse

Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse: Episode 6

Drama: Crime

Episode 6

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Albert Campion - Traitor's Purse, Episode 6

Runaway sleuth Albert Campion and his servant Lugg receive a deeply unsettling visitor.

On the run from the police, sleuth Albert Campion and his servant Lugg receive a deeply unsettling visitor. Roger Allam reads Margery Allingham's mystery.

Celebrated amateur detective Albert Campion wakes in hospital accused of attacking a police officer, and suffering from acute amnesia. All he can remember is that he was on a mission of vital importance to His Majesty's government before his accident. 

Still unable to regain his memory, Campion is on the run from the police, having knocked out the friendly local superintendent. Now he and his faithful servant Lugg are about to receive a most unwelcome visitor.

Roger Allam continues reading Margery Allingham's ten-part classic detective story from 1941.

Abridged and produced by Jane Greenwood.

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Loftus Audio and first broadcast in 2011.

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Detective Albert Campion wakes in hospital with amnesia, accused of attacking a policeman.

Celebrated detective Albert Campion wakes up in hospital with amnesia, accused of attacking a policeman. Read by Roger Allam.

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