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Episode 2

Shardlake has an unexpected and typically unpleasant encounter with his old enemy Sir Richard Rich. Starring Justin Salinger.

Lawyer-detective Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak journey to Portsmouth with Sir Nicholas Hobbey and his young ward, Hugh Curteys.

Preparations for a naval battle with the French are gathering pace, and Hugh – anxious to enlist in spite of Sir Nicholas’s strong objections – demonstrates his archery skills to Captain Leacon. Meanwhile Shardlake has an unexpected and typically unpleasant encounter with his old enemy Sir Richard Rich.

Colin MacDonald’s dramatisation of the Tudor mystery novel by CJ Sansom.

Omnibus of the last five of ten parts.

Matthew Shardlake ..... Justin Salinger
Jack Barak ..... Bryan Dick
Nicholas Hobbey ..... David Seddon
High Curteys ..... Will
Howard Dyrick ..... Philip Bretherton
George Leacon ..... Finn den Hertog
Priddis ..... Clive Hayward
Sir Richard Rich ..... Nicholas Murchie
Phillip West ..... Chris Pavlo

Other parts played by members of the cast.

Director: David Jackson Young

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2018.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Jul 2021 07:20

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Broadcasts

  • Sat 13 Jan 2018 13:00
  • Sun 14 Jan 2018 01:00
  • Sun 18 Jul 2021 07:20