A Walk in the Dark by Chris Boucher

Episode 1 00:00
Did He Fall? Or...

As the ocean liner Carthena, sails to Southampton, a passenger walks on the dark deck, not knowing his death is only seconds away.

It's a death which will set in motion a criminal investigation stretching from England to Australia.

Chris Boucher's five part crime serial featuring Southampton Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge.

DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
DS Dunne …. Geoffrey Matthews
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Martin Lennister …. David McAlister
Captain of the Carthena …. Nicholas Courtney
Australian Driver …. Anthony Jackson

Producer: Gerry Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.

Episode 2 25:00
Hostile Witness

Stuart Cobb has gone missing while on a sea voyage from Australia to England

His sister believes he's been murdered...

DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge has an amateur sidekick. But is she potentially the next victim?

Episode 3 51:18
Unofficial Investigations

Ruth Cobb 's brother has died in mysterious circumstances on a sea voyage from Australia to England.

Despite being ordered not to, ‘Birdie’ and DS Dunne keep investigating.

Meanwhile Ruth is making her own enquiries and her own life is suddenly in danger.

Episode 4 1:17:55
Mistaken Identity

Stuart Cobb died in strange circumstances.

So too did Terri Seldon, a girlfriend of his.

Now his sister Ruth makes a big mistake by visiting the scene of her murder...

Episode 5 1:44:54
The Ends Justify the Means?

After the kidnapping of Ruth Cobb, DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge gets an unexpected ally.

But an ever bigger surprise is still to come...

Patrick Mower stars as Detective Constable ‘Birdie’ Partridge.

Chris Boucher's vintage crime serial about the mystery disappearance of a passenger from an ocean liner.

DC ‘Birdie’ Partridge …. Patrick Mower
Ruth Cobb …. Helen Atkinson Wood
Daryl Kennedy…. John Rowe
Garvey …. Gregory de Polnay
Bank Clerk …. Gary Cady
Stuart Cobb …. David Timson

Producer: Gerry Jones

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1981.

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