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1. Red Herrings

Can DCI Alma Blair avoid the red herrings and discover who - or what - killed a restaurant critic? Stars Julie Hesmondhalgh.

DCI Alma Blair and DS Trotter have a body in the bathroom and a strange fruit from the suicide tree in the rubbish.

So what killed poor restaurant critic Virginia Grimshaw? CSM Jo Black and her assistant Mo are determined to find out.

Murder suspects are soon lining-up in a fine dining restaurant.

Something smells fishy, but is that just a red herring or two?

Val McDermid's five-part culinary conundrum of a murder case

DCI Alma Blair ... Julie Hesmondhalgh
DS Jason Trotter .... John Hollingworth
CSM Jo Black .... Jane Hazlegrove
Narrator .... Jonathan Keeble
Mo ... Nitin Kundra
Michelle. .... Rosina Carbone
Richard .... Simeon Truby

All other parts played by members of the cast

Written by Val McDermid.

Produced and directed by Justine Potter.

A Savvy production for 成人快手 Radio 4, first broadcast in 2017.

17 days left to listen

15 minutes

On radio

Wed 5 Mar 2025 06:45

Credits

Role Contributor
DCI Alma Blair Julie Hesmondhalgh
DS Jason Trotter John Hollingworth
CSM Jo Black Jane Hazlegrove
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
Mo Nitin Kundra
Richard Simeon Truby
Michelle Rosina Carbone
Writer Val McDermid
Director Justine Potter
Producer Justine Potter

Broadcasts

  • Wed 5 Apr 2017 10:41
  • Wed 5 Apr 2017 19:45
  • Wed 27 Jan 2021 14:15
  • Thu 28 Jan 2021 02:15
  • Wed 5 Mar 2025 06:45
  • Wed 5 Mar 2025 11:45
  • Wed 5 Mar 2025 17:45
  • Thu 6 Mar 2025 01:45