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5. Alibis
Episode 5 of 6
As suspicions over Palgrove grow, the kindly detective calls on an old friend. Starring John Rowe and Ann Rye.
As suspicions over Palgrove grow, Inspector Purbright calls on his old friend Lucilla Teatime.
Colin Watson's Flaxborough Chronicle set in East Anglia.
Starring John Rowe.
Dramatised by Christopher Denys.
Inspector Purbright …… John Rowe
Love …… Paul Downing
Dr Fergusson …… Russell Dixon
Lucilla Teatime …… Ann Rye
Mortimer Hive …… Geoffrey Banks
Helen …… Kathryn Hunt
Sergeant Malley …… Robin Polley
Producer: Tony Cliff
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1992.
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