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4 Extra Debut. Detective Burn Gorman investigates a brutal murder in 1980s London. Stars Burn Gorman, Toby Jones and Tanya Franks.
Burn Gorman plays a detective investigating a brutal murder in 1980s London.
He has little to go on except for the cassette diaries left by the victim, played by Toby Jones.
Fragments of his life, recorded at different times, punch through into the present, and supply the detective with elusive clues to the true nature of the man's fate.
Derek Raymond's cult-crime novel first published in 1976.
Dramatised in three parts by Nick Perry.
The Detective . . . . . Burn Gorman
Staniland . . . . . Toby Jones
Barbara . . . . . Tanya Franks
Bowman . . . . . Ben Crowe
Grampian . . . . . Michael Bertenshaw
Betty . . . . . Christine Absalom
Landlord . . . . . Sean Murray
Pathologist . . . . . Ed Thorpe
Scar . . . . . Will Howard
Sound design by Caleb Knightley
Director: Sasha Yevtushenko
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 2013.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| The Detective | Burn Gorman |
| Staniland | Toby Jones |
| Barbara | Tanya Franks |
| Bowman | Ben Crowe |
| Grampian | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Betty | Christine Absalom |
| Landlord | Sean Murray |
| Pathologist | Ed Thorpe |
| Scar | Will Howard |
| Director | Sasha Yevtushenko |
| Adaptor | Nick Perry |
| Author | Derek Raymond |
Broadcasts
Tue 1 Oct 2013 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Mon 19 Jun 2023 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra