2. A Cuckoo in the Nest
A man lost at sea returns to claim his fortune. Bow Street runner Pip and Peeler Thomas investigate. Stars Charles Simpson.
A man lost at sea returns to claim his fortune. Bow Street runner, Pip, and Peeler, Thomas, investigate.
John Peacock’s Victorian-era adventures at a time when Bow Street Runners were superseded by The Peelers – London Metropolitan Police. Former Runner, Pip Shepherd, and Peeler, Thomas Tedman, solve crimes to the backdrop of the capital’s deadly pea-soupers, 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in June 1999.
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