The Serpent's Back

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Ian Rankin - The Serpent's Back

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Mr Cullender tracks a double murderer in 18th-century Edinburgh. With Alexander Morton.

In seething Old Edinburgh, the resourceful if low-born Mr Cullender goes in search of a double murderer. Stars Alexander Morton.

The resourceful if low-born Mr Cullender (caddie, manservant and general dogsbody) goes in search of a double murderer.

Starring Alexander Morton.  

Ian Rankin's 18th-century black comedy set in the seething Old Town of Edinburgh.

Cully .... Alexander Morton
Gisborne .... Richard Greenwood
The Lady ..... Wendy Seager
Mr Mack .... Norman MacLean
Walter Scott .... Tom Smith
The Comte .... Kern Falconer
Fordyce .... Paul Young
Braxfield .... Michael Elder
Urquhart .... Liam Brennan
Lucky Aird .... Sheila Donald
Lord Provost .... Simon Scott
Ballantine .... Steven McNicholl 

Best known for his Inspector Rebus novels, Ian Rankin is one of the UK’s most widely-read crime novelists, with many of his novels translated into numerous languages.

Produced in Edinburgh  by Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.

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