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Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as DCI Alma Blair.

Julie Hesmondhalgh stars as DCI Alma Blair in Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas.

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DCI Alma Blair: Dead Cert: 2. Tough Going

2. Tough Going

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With a horse and jockey dead, for DCI Blair and DS Trotter the going is getting tough.

The detectives find the going tough with a horse and jockey dead. And why is Dr Jo Black holding the baby? Stars Graeme Hawley.

With a horse and jockey dead, Detective Chief Inspector Alma Blair and Detective Sergeant Trotter are about to find the going very tough. 

And why is Dr Jo Black left holding the baby? 

Starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.

The final furlong of Val McDermid’s 'Dead' series, with Dead Cert.

Written by Shelley Silas.

DCI Alma Blair ...... Julie Hesmondhalgh
Dr Jo Black ...... Jane Hazlegrove
DS Jason Trotter / Pinky Penwortham ......Graeme Hawley
Narrator / Dr Hunter Clive ..... Jonathan Keeble
Mo Hamid / Ricky Levey ...... Nitin Kundra
Clare Balding ...... Herself

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Director: Justine Potter

A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2019.

DCI Alma Blair: Dead Cert

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DCI Alma Blair investigates matters of life and death in the closed world of horse racing.

Val McDermid's Detective Chief Inspector Alma Blair (Julie Hesmondhalgh) investigates the closed world of horse racing, where some gambles can become a matter of life and death.

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