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1. Illegal Trade

Falco The Silver Pigs
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Roman sleuth Falco discovers an illegal trade in precious metal and foils a kidnap. Lindsey Davis's thriller stars Anton Lesser.

Rome, AD 70:

Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco chances upon an illegal trade in precious metal (the silver pigs) - after mounting a rescue from a kidnap gang.

Anton Lesser stars as Ancient Rome's favourite detective.

Lindsey Davis's gripping, historical mystery.

Dramatised in four parts by Mary Cutler.

Falco 鈥�. Anton Lesser
Sosia 鈥�. Felicity Jones
Lenia 鈥�. Gillian Goodman
Petronius 鈥�. Ben Crowe
Decimus 鈥�. Robert Lister
Publius 鈥�. Richard Derrington
Pertinax/Julius 鈥�. Sean Connolly
Falco鈥檚 Mother 鈥�. Frances Jeater
Marcia 鈥�. Helen Monks

Directed at 麻豆社 Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild.

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in March 2004.

30 minutes

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