Bertie and the Crime of Passion

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Bertie and the Crime of Passion: 1. A Pistol in the Pocket

1. A Pistol in the Pocket

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The royal sleuth arrives in Paris, where he learns of a shooting at the Moulin Rouge.

4 Extra Debut. The royal sleuth tries to solve the mystery over a fatal shooting at the Moulin Rouge.  Stars Robert Lang and Jane Lapotaire.

1891: There's a fatal shooting at the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Montmartre.  

Bertie, the Prince of Wales - and future King Edward VII - has just arrived in Paris and loves to get involved in a spot of amateur sleuthing.  

So, he embarks on an investigation, which takes him through the streets of Paris alongside his famous and glamorous actress companion - Sarah Bernhardt.

Peter Lovesey's royal historical whodunit.

Starring Robert Lang and Jane Lapotaire.  

Dramatised in four parts by Geoffrey M Matthews.  

Bertie    ......    Robert Lang
Sarah Bernhardt    ......    Jane Lapotaire
Jules    ......    Olivier Pierre
Georges    ......    David Timson
Toulouse-Lautrec    ......    Andrew Branch
Valentin    ......    Roger May

Director Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.

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Drama: Crime

Drama: Historical

The royal sleuth and his glamorous companion try to solve a murder at the Moulin Rouge.

The royal sleuth and his glamorous companion explore the streets of 19th century Paris in search of the Moulin Rouge murderer.

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