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Radio 4 Extra,07 Aug 1996,30 mins

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Can the 1920s tipster help a friend in trouble and acquire valuable information along the way? 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 Justice Belfont - Simon Treves Mrs Clunes - Elzabeth Mansfield Mr Chubble-Chine - Jeremy Browne Music by Philip Glassborow and Rick Cardinall. Director: Dirk Maggs First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1996.

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