Not as Far as Velma

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1. A Landlady Goes Missing

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Newly-promoted Commissaire Henri Castang probes a hotel owner's disappearance.

Newly-promoted Commissaire Henri Castang probes a hotel owner's disappearance. Nicolas Freeling's thriller stars Keith Barron.

In a northern French town, a young widow vanishes. 

Newly-promoted Commissaire Henri Castang wonders why the last name in the register of the tiny hotel she runs is that of a Jewish painter who never set foot there...? 

Van der Valk creator, Nicolas Freeling's mystery thriller.

Starring Keith Barron.

Dramatised in six-parts by Michael Bakewell. 

Castang …. Keith Barron
Vera …. Edita Brychta
Marklake …. Clive Swift
Gabrielle …. Auriol Smith
Goubin …. Michael Kilgarriff
Nelson …. Nigel Carrington
Doctor …. Elizabeth Kelly
Fabre …. Vincent Brimble
Delauney …. David King

First published in 1989, this is the 11th novel in Freeling's 16-strong series featuring Henri Castang. 

Producer: Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1990.

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Drama: Crime

Keith Barron stars as a sleuth investigating a case in which a hotel owner disappears

Keith Barron stars as Henri Castang, a sleuth investigating a case in which a hotel owner disappears

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