Whip Hand

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Dick Francis

Drama: Crime

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Adaptations of popular thrillers by the British steeplechase jockey turned crime writer.

Adaptations of the popular thrillers by the British steeplechase jockey turned crime writer.

Dick Francis: Whip Hand: Episode 1: 1. Swindler

Swindler

Episode 1

Episode 1: 1. Swindler

1. Swindler

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Dick Francis, Whip Hand, 1. Swindler

Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler.

Disabled ex-jockey turned investigator Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler. Stars Mick Ford.

Disabled ex-champion jumping jockey turned investigator Sid Halley faces a daunting treble: 

*  Guard the Guineas favourite

*  Investigate a dubious racing syndicate

*  Find the man who's swindled his ex-wife. 

Dick Francis's thriller set in the world of horse-racing.

Starring Mick Ford.  

Dramatised in five parts by Alan England.  

Sid Halley    ......    Mick Ford 
George Caspar    ......    Alan Devereux
Unwin    ......    David Vann
Chico Barnes    ......    Kim Durham
Rosemary Caspar    ......    Patricia Gallimore
Jenny    ......    Petra Markha
Charles    ......    Simon Carter
Trevor Deansgate    ......    Terry Molloy

Other parts played by:

Susan Sheridan
David Neal 

Producer: Philip Martin 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.

Dick Francis: Whip Hand

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Ex-jockey Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler

Crippled ex-jockey turned investigator Sid Halley must guard a horse, probe a syndicate and find a swindler. Stars Mick Ford.

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