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3. Out on the Drag

Episode 3 of 4

Victorian Peelers Pip and Thomas go undercover to infiltrate a gang but get more than they bargained for. Stars Todd Carty.

Bow Street runner, Pip, and Peeler, Thomas, go undercover to infiltrate a gang.

But they get more than they bargained for...

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John Peacock’s Victorian detective thriller - set when the Bow Street Runners were superseded by the London Metropolitan Police - nicknamed the ‘Peelers’.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/Woman …. Maggie McCarthy
Catherine Hockley/Polly …. Deborah Berlin
Sarah Vermilloe/Jessie Sparrow …. Tessa Worsley
Inspector Goddard/Brock …. Ioan Meredith
Sean Flynn/Buyer/Boy …. Harry Myers
Mr Isaac/Joe/Nobby …. Stephen Critchlow
Woman …. Elizabeth Conboy
Jem/Man …. Ben Crowe

Producer: David Blount

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

45 minutes

Last on

Thu 20 Nov 2025 01:00

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