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Luke Norris

Adam Gillen

Samantha Dakin

Nathan Osgood

David Acton

Bettrys Jones

Shaun Mason

Ian Conningham

John Chancer

Elaine Claxton

Paul Heath

Roslyn Hill

Hannah Genesius

Michael Bertenshaw

Elmore Leonard

Katie Hims

Sasha Yevtushenko

The Hot Kid: Episode 1: 1. True American Lawman

Episode 1

Episode 1: 1. True American Lawman

1. True American Lawman

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Hot Kid, 1. True American Lawman

Elmore Leonard's epic tale of cops and robbers in the 1930s.

A rising US Marshal and a wayward oil tycoon’s son criss-cross before their 1930s cop and robber showdown. Stars Luke Norris.

Elmore Leonard's enthralling criminal odyssey is set against the dusty, sun-kissed backdrop of Oklahoma and Kansas during America's Great Depression.

Carl Webster is a rising star in the US Marshals Service, one of the elite man-hunters currently chasing the likes of Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and Pretty Boy Floyd across America's Depression-ravaged heartland. 

Meanwhile, Jack Belmont, the wayward son of an oil millionaire, wants to be public enemy number one. The lives of the cop and robber criss-cross repeatedly before finally confronting in an inevitable showdown.

Starring Luke Norris and Adam Gillen.

Dramatised in four parts by Katie Hims.

Carl Webster ...... Luke Norris
Jack Belmont ...... Adam Gillen
Louly Brown ...... Samantha Dakin
Tony Antonelli ...... Nathan Osgood
Virgil Webster ...... David Acton
Heidi Dilworth ...... Bettrys Jones
Emmet Long ...... Shaun Mason
Marshal Bob McMahon ...... Ian Conningham
Oris Belmont ...... John Chancer
Doris Belmont ...... Elaine Claxton
Norm Dilworth ...... Paul Heath
Nancy Polis ...... Roslyn Hill
Crystal Lee Davidson ...... Hannah Genesius
Mr Deering ...... Michael Bertenshaw
 
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015.

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Dramatic adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, set during America's Great Depression

Dramatic adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, set in Oklahoma and Kansas during America's Great Depression. Adapted by Katie Hims.

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