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8. The Speech for the Defence

The posh sleuth gathers vital evidence in New York to clear Gerald, but there's a sting in the tail. Stars Ian Carmichael.

Lord Peter Wimsey gathers vital evidence in New York to try and clear his brother Gerald of murder, but there's a sting in the tail...

Ian Carmichael stars as the aristocratic sleuth.

Concluding Dorothy L Sayers' detective mystery.

Lord Peter Wimsey 鈥�. Ian Carmichael
Bunter 鈥�. Peter Jones
Inspector Parker 鈥�. Gabriel Woolf
Lady Mary Wimsey 鈥�. Maria Aitken
Sir Impey Biggs 鈥�. Brian Oulton
Mrs Grimethorpe 鈥�. Elizabeth Proud
Freddie Arbuthnot 鈥�. Nigel Lambert
Benson 鈥�. John Forrest
The Duke of Denver 鈥�. James Villiers
Simone 鈥�. Bridget McConnell
Madame Brigette 鈥�. Jo Manning Wilson
Sugg 鈥�. John Bull
Murbles 鈥�. Malcolm Hayes

Dramatised by Peter Jones and Tania Lieven.

Producer: Simon Brett

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in March 1974.

30 minutes

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Thu 16 May 2024 01:00

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