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1. True American Lawman

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A rising US Marshal and a wayward oil tycoon’s son criss-cross before their 1930s cop and robber showdown. Stars Luke Norris.

Elmore Leonard's enthralling criminal odyssey is set against the dusty, sun-kissed backdrop of Oklahoma and Kansas during America's Great Depression.

Carl Webster is a rising star in the US Marshals Service, one of the elite man-hunters currently chasing the likes of Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and Pretty Boy Floyd across America's Depression-ravaged heartland.

Meanwhile, Jack Belmont, the wayward son of an oil millionaire, wants to be public enemy number one. The lives of the cop and robber criss-cross repeatedly before finally confronting in an inevitable showdown.

Starring Luke Norris and Adam Gillen.

Dramatised in four parts by Katie Hims.

Carl Webster ...... Luke Norris
Jack Belmont ...... Adam Gillen
Louly Brown ...... Samantha Dakin
Tony Antonelli ...... Nathan Osgood
Virgil Webster ...... David Acton
Heidi Dilworth ...... Bettrys Jones
Emmet Long ...... Shaun Mason
Marshal Bob McMahon ...... Ian Conningham
Oris Belmont ...... John Chancer
Doris Belmont ...... Elaine Claxton
Norm Dilworth ...... Paul Heath
Nancy Polis ...... Roslyn Hill
Crystal Lee Davidson ...... Hannah Genesius
Mr Deering ...... Michael Bertenshaw

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 2015.

28 minutes

Last on

Tue 3 Oct 2023 01:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Carl Webster Luke Norris
Jack Belmont Adam Gillen
Louly Brown Samantha Dakin
Tony Antonelli Nathan Osgood
Virgil Webster David Acton
Heidi Dilworth Bettrys Jones
Emmet Long Shaun Mason
Marshal Bob McMahon Ian Conningham
Oris Belmont John Chancer
Doris Belmont Elaine Claxton
Norm Dilworth Paul Heath
Nancy Polis Roslyn Hill
Crystal Lee Davidson Hannah Genesius
Mr Deering Michael Bertenshaw
Author Elmore Leonard
Adaptor Katie Hims
Director Sasha Yevtushenko

Broadcasts

  • Tue 3 Mar 2015 23:00
  • Tue 25 Jun 2019 06:00
  • Tue 25 Jun 2019 13:00
  • Tue 25 Jun 2019 20:00
  • Wed 26 Jun 2019 01:00
  • Wed 15 Dec 2021 06:30
  • Wed 15 Dec 2021 13:30
  • Wed 15 Dec 2021 20:30
  • Thu 16 Dec 2021 01:30
  • Mon 2 Oct 2023 06:30
  • Mon 2 Oct 2023 11:30
  • Mon 2 Oct 2023 16:30
  • Tue 3 Oct 2023 01:30

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