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2. A Cuckoo in the Nest

Episode 2 of 4

A man lost at sea returns to claim his fortune. Bow Street runner Pip and Peeler Thomas investigate. Stars Charles Simpson.

A man supposed lost at sea returns to claim his fortune...

Bow Street runner, Pip Shepherd, and Peeler, Thomas Tedman, investigate.

Starring Todd Carty and Charles Simpson.

John Peacock’s Victorian detective thriller - set when the Bow Street Runners were superseded by the London Metropolitan Police - nicknamed the ‘Peelers’.

Events are shrouded by the capital's deadly pea-soup fog, known as ‘London Particulars’.

Pip Shepherd …. Todd Carty
Thomas Tedman …. Charles Simpson
Dolly Jenks/Dodie Nettlefield …. Maggie McCarthy
Jane/Lillie Lamott/Lucy Cooke …. Deborah Berlin
Sarah Vermilloe/Marjorie Nettlefield …. Tessa Worsley
Rev. Chandler/Bert/Nightwatch/Sailor …. Ioan Meredith
Ned Nettlefield/Matt/Doorman …. Harry Myers
Oswald Nettlefield/Emcee …. Stephen Critchlow
Cora/Dora …. Tracy Wiles
Florence Hatfield/Bessie …. Elizabeth Conboy

Producer: David Blount

First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in June 1999.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Nov 2025 01:00

Broadcasts

  • Tue 15 Jan 2008 10:15
  • Tue 15 Jan 2008 21:15
  • Wed 16 Jan 2008 02:15
  • Tue 1 Feb 2011 11:15
  • Tue 1 Feb 2011 21:15
  • Wed 2 Feb 2011 02:15
  • Wed 10 Apr 2013 11:15
  • Wed 10 Apr 2013 21:15
  • Thu 11 Apr 2013 04:15
  • Sat 28 Feb 2015 13:15
  • Sun 1 Mar 2015 03:15
  • Tue 18 Nov 2025 06:00
  • Tue 18 Nov 2025 11:00
  • Tue 18 Nov 2025 17:00
  • Wed 19 Nov 2025 01:00