Episodes
Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | Captain Midnight | 20140525 | 20170807 (BBC7) 20170808 (BBC7) 20220530 (BBC7) 20220531 (BBC7) 20140531 (R4) | When young Ned Chester is set upon by a highwaymen no-one thinks that his assailant might be connected to the violent murder of his beloved Emma's father, Reuben Haredale. The murderer that night, five years ago, was assumed to be William Rudge, who has disappeared without trace, leaving his wife and son Barnaby to fend for themselves. Grip/ Miggs - Joanna Horton Captain Midnight ......Tony Bell Geoffrey Haredale/Solomon Daisy - David Cann Ned Chester - Hubert Burton Joe Willet - Matthew Watson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2014. A murderer disappears, leaving his wife and son Barnaby to fend for themselves. |
02 | The Maypole Falls | 20140601 | 20170808 (BBC7) 20170809 (BBC7) 20220531 (BBC7) 20220601 (BBC7) 20140607 (R4) | Five years have passed, and Lord Gordon calls at the Maypole Inn before making his way to Westminster at the head of a riotous mob. Barnaby is recruited to the ranks of the Protestant Association, and Geoffrey Haredale, known to be a prominent catholic, finds his life in danger. Dramatised by Mike Walker. Grip/ Miggs - Joanna Horton Geoffrey Haredale/Solomon Daisy - David Cann Gashford - Tony Bell Lord Gordon - Clive Hayward First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014. Barnaby joins the Protestant Association and a prominent Catholic finds his life in danger |
03 LAST | A City In Flames | 20140608 | 20170809 (BBC7) 20170810 (BBC7) 20220601 (BBC7) 20220602 (BBC7) 20140614 (R4) | Gordon has lost control of the mob, which is now intent on freeing all the prisoners at Newgate. Simon Tappertit, who has taken Dolly Varden and Emma Haredale under his 'protection', tries to persuade Gabriel Varden to unlock the prison gates. Conclusion of Charles Dickens's novel - set against the background of the anti-catholic riots of the 1780s. Dramatised by Mike Walker. Grip/Miggs - Joanna Horton William Rudge/Gashford - Tony Bell Joe Willet - Matthew Watson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014. Gordon has lost control of the mob, which is intent on freeing the prisoners at Newgate. |