Shardlake: Sovereign

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Dramatisations of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novels.

Dramatisations of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novels, featuring lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake.

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Justin Salinger

Bryan Dick

Geoffrey Whitehead

Stephen Critchlow

Cath Whitefield

Alex Tregear

Patrick Brennan

Kirsteen Cameron

Colin MacDonald

CJ Sansom

Shardlake: Sovereign: Episode 3

Sovereign

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Shardlake, Sovereign, Episode 3

Wrenne confirms that Shardlake will be presented to Henry VIII at Fulford Cross.

Shardlake and Barak search for evidence to confirm their suspicions surrounding the glazier’s death. Starring Bryan Dick.

Autumn, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Royal Progress to York. Shardlake and his assistant Barak have arrived in the city ahead of the 3,000-strong procession. Officially there to prepare petitions for the King, they have also been tasked with a secret mission by Archbishop Cranmer: to ensure the welfare of one of the conspirators, Sir Edward Broderick, who is to be brought back to London for questioning in the Tower. His gaoler, Radwinter, resents being watched over and is determined to make Shardlake's task as difficult as possible.

After meeting with fellow lawyer Wrenne, Shardlake and Barak decide to go back to Oldroyd's house and see if they can find something to confirm Shardlake's suspicion that there was more to the glazier's death than a terrible accident.

Atmospheric dramatisation of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novel featuring lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake.

Shardlake ..... Justin Salinger
Barak ..... Bryan Dick
Wrenne ..... Geoffrey Whitehead
Maleverer ..... Stephen Critchlow
Tamasin ..... Cath Whitefield
Jennet ..... Alex Tregear
Craike ..... Patrick Brennan

Other parts are played by members of the cast.

Dramatised by Colin MacDonald.

Director: Kirsteen Cameron

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.

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Adaptation of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novel, featuring lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake

Adaptation of CJ Sansom's Tudor crime novel, featuring lawyer detective Matthew Shardlake, set in 1541, during Henry VIII's spectacular royal progress to the north. Dramatised by Colin MacDonald

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