5. Surprise

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Roman sleuth Falco closes in on his man, but gets more than he bargained for from Helena's old school friend... 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 Helena Justina ....... Anna Madeley Atius Pertinax ....... Sean Connolly Larius ....... Christopher Kelham Silvia ....... Sara Poyzer Marcellus ..... Paul Webster Aufidius Crispus ....... Bertie Carvel Aemilius Rufus ....... Timothy Watson Gordianus ..... Christian Rodska Aenelia ....... Jaimi Barbakoff Directed at BBC Birmingham by Peter Leslie Wild. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.