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Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as DCI Alma Blair.

Julie Hesmondhalgh stars as DCI Alma Blair in Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas.

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Julie Hesmondhalgh

John Hollingworth

Miriam Margolyes

Jonathan Keeble

Alan Rothwell

Victoria Brazier

Justine Potter

Val McDermid

DCI Alma Blair: Deadheading: Episode 5

Deadheading

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 Extra - DCI Alma Blair, Deadheading, Episode 5

Val McDermid's comedy draws to a climax in the traditional mode of the detective story.

The date of Friday 13th adds to the air of danger and mystery. Allotment-based crime comedy with Julie Hesmondhalgh. From June 2014.

And so, Val McDermid's crime comedy draws to a climax in the traditional mode of the detective story. The date of Friday 13th adds to the air of danger and mystery - almost as if it was planned that way.
 
As the suspense builds. What, we ask ourselves, what is that unfamiliar sound? Is it a mating cry? An alarm call?
 
In the wild, hunters have to rely on their tracking skills - their eyesight, their hearing, their knowledge of their environment and their experience. Luckily for Detective Sergeant Trotter, he has something more sophisticated to count on.
 
There's nothing quite like a good murder - apart, of course, from another good murder in a second series....
 
Cast:
DSI Alma Blair......................Julie Hesmondhalgh
DS Jason Trotter..................John Hollingworth
CSM Jo Blake.......................Miriam Margolyes
Narrator / Brian Masters......Jonathan Keeble
Eric Ollerinshaw..................Alan Rothwell
PC Sparks / Claire...............Victoria Brazier
 

Sound Designer: Eloise Whitmore
Writer: Val McDermid

Directed and Produced by Justine Potter
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