Trueman and Riley

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BBC Radio 4 Extra

Drama: Crime

Two bickering detectives solve Yorkshire’s trickiest cases.

BBC Radio 7

Trueman and Riley: Series 1: 1. Vanished

1. Vanished

Series 1

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The detectives probe a man's disappearance en route to Leeds.

The detectives probe a man's disappearance en route to Leeds. Brian B Thompson's thriller stars Robert Daws and Duncan Preston.

A man mysteriously disappears en route from London to start a new secret new job in Leeds. But when detectives Trueman and Riley start to probe, they uncover a deeper mystery... 

Starring Robert Daws and Duncan Preston.

Brian B Thompson's detective series about the ill-matched duo is set in Leeds.

DI Trueman …. Robert Daws
DS Riley …. Duncan Preston
Janie Tully …. Amy Robbins
Nick Tully …. John Dougal
The Barmaid …. Rachel Bavidge

The duo began life on BBC Radio 4 in 2002, with DI Trueman called back to work after a nervous breakdown in order to solve a high profile murder case, backed up by Detective Superintendent Riley. This was followed by three crime dramas in 2005. 

Director: Toby Swift 

Made for BBC 7 and first broadcast in March 2007.

Trueman and Riley: Series 1

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Crime series about two bickering detectives, starring Robert Daws and Duncan Preston

Crime series about two bickering detectives in Leeds. Starring Robert Daws and Duncan Preston.

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