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The Dead Hour by Denise Mina: 1. A Domestic Dispute

1. A Domestic Dispute

The Dead Hour by Denise Mina

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Glasgow, 1984: Cub reporter Paddy Meehan is called to a domestic dispute.

Glasgow, 1984: Cub reporter Paddy Meehan is called to a domestic dispute, but there are deadly consequences. Stars Amy Manson. 

Glasgow, 1984. Cub reporter Paddy Meehan is called to a domestic dispute in a wealthy suburb where a female lawyer has been injured. 

A well-dressed man at the house slips £50 into Paddy's hand and shuts the door. 

Next day the lawyer is found murdered. 

Denise Mina's gripping crime thriller, first published in 2006. 

Dramatised in ten parts by Chris Dolan.

Paddy Meehan .... Amy Manson
Billy .... Stevie Hannan
Neilson .... Simon Donaldson
Trisha .... Cara Kelly
Gourlay .... Laurie Ventry
Sean .... Paul Thomas Hickey
JT .... Finlay McLean
Kate .... Patricia Kavanagh
Sullivan .... Andrew Clark
Burns .... Grant O’Rourke
Ramage .... Mark McDonnell
Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Bruce Young

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2009.

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