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Death and the Dancing Footman

Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn probes a murder at an extravagant house party. Dame Ngaio Marsh's thriller stars Nigel Graham.

Jonathan Royal is a man rich enough to indulge his somewhat extravagant sense of the theatrical.

But when he bizarrely throws a weekend party for guests with good reasons to loathe one another, his malicious comedy quickly turns to tragedy - leaving Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn investigating murder...

Dame Ngaio Marsh's detective thriller stars Nigel Graham.

Dramatised by Alan Downer.

Chief Detective Inspector Roderick Alleyn ... Nigel Graham
Jonathan Royal ... Laurence Payne
Aubrey Mandrake ... Steven Pacey
Sandra Compline ... Avril Clark
William Compline ... Stuart Organ
Nicholas Compline ... Stephen Hattersley
Chloris Wynne ... Jane Leonard
Dr Francis Hart ... Alan Downer
Mme Elise Lisse ... Natasha Pyne
Lady Hersey Amblington ... Margaret Ward
Troy Alleyn ... Elaine Claxton
James Bewling ... Peter Tuddenham
Reverend Copeland ... Shaun Prendergast
Detective Inspextor Fox ... Brian Hewlett

Director: David Johnston

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in December 1986,

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Mar 2021 04:00
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