Val McDermid Part 1

A BBC Radio collection of full-cast dramatisations, radio plays and short stories by the best-selling crime writer.

Award-winning 'Queen of Crime' Val McDermid has sold over 17 million books worldwide, and been translated into over 40 languages. Included here are full-cast adaptations of several of her acclaimed novels, as well as tales specially written for BBC Radio.

Clean Break
When a Monet is stolen from a stately home where she'd arranged the security, Manchester-based PI Kate Brannigan sets off on a chase across Europe that brings her face-to-face with organised crime.
Kate Brannigan ...... Charlotte Coleman
Richard Barclay ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Alexis Lee ...... Noreen Kershaw
Michal Haroun ...... Joseph Jones
Dennis O'Brien ...... Geoff Hinsliff
Henry Naismith ...... Rob Pickavance
Lord James Ballantrae ...... Martin Reeve
Della Prentiss ...... Kathryn Hunt
Written by Val McDermid
Produced and Directed by Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998.

The Right Chemistry 57:02
In the follow-up to Clean Break, Kate is embroiled in a deadly case of industrial sabotage, blackmail, counterfeiting and murder.
Kate Brannigan .... Jane Hazelgrove
Richard Barclay/Lad .... Matthew Dunster
Shelley/Sandra Bates ... Kathryn Hunt
Trevor/Dave ..... James Quinn
Jackson/Reg/Simon/Gizmo .... Martin Reeve
Gail/Doreen .... Laura Richmond
Janice/Cleaner .... Caroline Sugden
Written by Val McDermid
Produced and Directed by Melanie Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1999.

The Distant Echo 1:53:51
Late one night in the snow, four students stumble upon the body of a dead girl. Twenty-five years later the police mount a "cold case" review of the unsolved killing, giving the friends an opportunity to clear their names once and for all. That is, until one of them dies in a suspicious house fire, and another in a burglary gone bad. It seems someone is still pursuing their own brand of justice. If the remaining two are to avoid becoming the next victim, they need to find out for themselves what really happened back there, in the snow.
Lawson ... Jimmy Chisholm
Graham John ... Paul Hurley
Alex ... Steven Cartwright
Weird ... Michael Nardone
Davey ... Matthew Pidgeon
MacLennan ... Crawford Logan
Brian ... Simon Donaldson
Karen ... Claire Knight
Helen ... Kirsten Murray
Lynn ... Gayanne Potter
Written by Val McDermid
Dramatised by Bert Coules
Produced and Directed by Lu Kemp
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2005

Village SOS 2:50:22
Investigating a murder in the sleepy Northumbrian village of Shilwick, DCI Marion Bettany and DS John Hodgson find the residents curiously reluctant to help.
Starring Helen Baxendale, David Seddon, Elaine Claxton, Rachel Bavidge, Adrian Grove and Shaun Prendergast.
Written by Val McDermid
Produced and Directed by Fiona Kelcher.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011

Resistance 3:58:31
Midsummer, and 150,000 revellers are partying at the Solstice music festival. But then people start to get sick with a mystery illness: one that's highly contagious and seemingly resistant to antibiotics....
Zoe ...... Gina McKee
Jamie ..... Jason Done
Sam ..... Nitin Kundra
Lisa ...... Angela Lonsdale
Baz ...... Henry Devas
Will ...... Ashley Margolis
Tina ...... Verity-May Henry
Dr Adamson ...... Verity-May Henry
James/Nowak ...... Jonathan Keeble
Written by Val McDermid
Produced and Directed by Susan Roberts
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017

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