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3. The Field of Philippi

Episode 3 of 6

The cricket-loving gentleman thief sets out to settle old scores at his school reunion. Stars Jeremy Clyde and Michael Cochrane.

Making a nostalgic return to their school, Raffles and Bunny meet old enemy, 'Soapy' Sudborough, who owns the local bank with his father.

Raffles, like Caesar at the field of Philippi, is not one to leave old scores unsettled...

Starring Jeremy Clyde.

EW Hornung's Raffles stories about the 'gentleman thief'.

Dramatised by David Buck.

AJ Raffles ...... Jeremy Clyde
Bunny Manders ...... Michael Cochrane
Sudborough ...... Bernard Brown
Calthorpe ...... Steve Hodson
Bodley ...... Adrian Egan
Lapwing ...... John Baddeley
McNab ...... Michael Deacon
Young Bunny ...... James Dykes

Signature tune composed by Jim Parker.

Director: Gordon House

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4/ Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service production first broadcast in June 1988.

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30 minutes

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Thu 27 Apr 2023 01:30

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