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8. The Speech for the Defence

The posh sleuth gathers vital evidence in New York to clear Gerald, but there's a sting in the tail. Stars Ian Carmichael.

Lord Peter Wimsey gathers vital evidence in New York to try and clear his brother Gerald of murder, but there's a sting in the tail...

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Concluding Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery.

Lord Peter Wimsey …. Ian Carmichael
Bunter …. Peter Jones
Inspector Parker …. Gabriel Woolf
Lady Mary Wimsey …. Maria Aitken
Sir Impey Biggs …. Brian Oulton
Mrs Grimethorpe …. Elizabeth Proud
Freddie Arbuthnot …. Nigel Lambert
Benson …. John Forrest
The Duke of Denver …. James Villiers
Simone …. Bridget McConnell
Madame Brigette …. Jo Manning Wilson
Sugg …. John Bull
Murbles …. Malcolm Hayes

Dramatised by Peter Jones and Tania Lieven.

Producer: Simon Brett

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 1974.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 16 May 2024 01:00

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