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The Red House Mystery by A A Milne

4 Extra Debut. A country house party turns into a murder trail for amateur sleuth, Antony Gillingham. Stars Alex Jennings and Jonathan Firth.

A country house party turns into a murder trail for amateur sleuth Antony Gillingham and his willing Watson, Bill Beverley, as they investigate the mysterious disappearance of their host and the murder of his long lost brother.

Will the secret passage, resident ghost or the underwater evidence help to reveal the murderer?

Starring Alex Jennings as Anthony Gillingham and Jonathan Firth as Bill Beverley.

Written by AA Milne.

Dramatised by Sue Rodwell.

Antony Gillingham .... Alex Jennings
Bill Beverley .... Jonathan Firth
Philip Cayley .... John Telfer
Lady Sarah Redhead .... Sarah Lawson
Mark/Robert Ablett .... Christian Rodska
Ruth Norris .... Jenny Coverack
Inspector Birch .... David Lloyd
Elsie/Angela Norbury .... Nicole Arumugam
Mrs Stevens/Mrs Norbury .... Angela Newmarch

Director: Sara Davis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2000.

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