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1. The Last of the Bow Street Runners

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London 1839, and Catherine turns to old-school detective Pip Shepherd when her sweetheart Michael disappears. Stars Todd Carty.

Crime-solving adventures set in the Victorian-era, when the Bow Street Runners were superseded by the London Metropolitan Police.

Introduced by Sir Robert Peel, they were nicknamed the 鈥楶eelers鈥�.

Former Runner, Pip Shepherd, and Peeler, Thomas Tedman, solve crimes to the backdrop of the capital鈥檚 deadly pea-soup fog, known as 鈥楲ondon Particulars鈥�.

Starring Todd Carty and Charles Simpson.

Four-part detective thriller series written by John Peacock.

London, 1839. When her sweetheart Michael disappears, Catherine turns to old-school detective Pip Shepherd for help.

Pip Shepherd 鈥�. Todd Carty
Thomas Tedman 鈥�. Charles Simpson
Dolly Jenkins/Mrs Dutton 鈥�. Maggie McCarthy
Catherine Hockley/Belle 鈥�. Deborah Berlin
Ethel 鈥�. Zulema Dene
Sarah Vermilloe 鈥�. Tessa Worsley
Inspector Goddard/Robert Vermilloe/Judge/Sam Weekes 鈥�. Ioan Meredith
Toby 鈥�. Harry Myers
Ablass/Nightwatchman/Sergeant/Beggar 鈥�. Stephen Critchlow

Producer: David Blount

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 1999.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 Nov 2025 01:00

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