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Expires on Saturday 2:00am

Time for a final showdown between Falco and his quarry, after which he goes to the races as an inexperienced punter. But Helena still has one piece of devastating news to tell Falco... Starring Anton Lesser. Lindsey Davis's witty detective, Marcus Didius Falco patrols the streets of 1st-century Rome. Dramatised by Mary Cutler. Falco ....... Anton Lesser Petronius ....... Ben Crowe Helena Justina ....... Anna Madeley Decimus Camillus ....... Robert Lister Vespasian ....... Michael Tudor Barnes Silvia ....... Sara Poyzer Tullia ....... Fiona Clarke Gordianus ....... Christian Rodska Atius Pertinax ....... Sean Connolly Directed at Â鶹Éç Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild. First broadcast on Â鶹Éç Radio 4 in February 2005.