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Radio 4 Extra,31 Jul 1996,30 mins

Available for 26 days

Can the skint 1920s tipster plot revenge on a local informant and end up a winner too? Roy Hudd stars as a self-styled "sporting authority" in 1920's Camden Town in London. Edgar Wallace's 1924 novel dramatised by Richard Quick. Narrator …. Freddie Jones Educated Evans …. Roy Hudd Inspector Pine …. Andrew Sachs The Miller …. Michael Roberts Mrs Rankin …. Pat Coombs Joe Taskett …. David Battley Albert Shanks …. Simon Treves Mildred Lee …. Rosemary Martin Ginger Vennett …. Ian Targett Music by Philip Glassborow and Rick Cardinall. Director: Dirk Maggs First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1996.

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