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A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey
4 Extra Debut. 1930s. The independent-minded daughter of a chief police constable meets a suspected killer on the run. Stars Tilly Gaunt.
Erica is the independent-minded daughter of a Chief Police Constable.
What will happen when she meets a suspected killer on the run?
Josephine Tey's comedy thriller, first published in 1936.
Starring TIlly Gaunt and Giles Fagan.
Dramatised by John Fletcher.
Erica …. Tilly Gaunt
Tisdall …. Giles Fagan
Grant …. Ben Crowe
Burgoyne …. Stephen Thorne
Pottinger …. Steve Hodson
Albert Clay …. Harry Myers
Hopgood …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Martha …. Frances Jeater
Director: Tabitha Potts
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in December 1998.
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