"Bird of Paradise" from archive.org was assembled into the "Inspector Resnick" podcast by Fourble.

Episode 1 of 9.

"Bird of Paradise" from archive.org was assembled into the "Inspector Resnick" podcast by Fourble. Episode 1 of 9.

Inspector Resnick: Bird of Paradise

Five BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas featuring DI Charlie Resnick.


Jazz-loving Policeman Charlie Resnick is one of the most popular characters in contemporary crime fiction. This thrilling collection brings together three dramatisations and two original radio stories starring the Nottingham-based detective, all scripted by his creator, award-winning author John Harvey.


Wasted Years
It's 1992, and two incidents of violent robbery force Detective Inspector Resnick to relive painful memories of 10 years earlier, when his marriage collapsed - and he arrested an armed criminal.
DI Charlie Resnick .... Tom Wilkinson
Millington .... Sean Baker
Elaine .... Jennie Stoller
Ruth ....Gillian Bevan
Kevin .....Daniel Ryan
Lynn..... Kate Eaton
Rains..... Stephen Critchlow
Rylands.... John Turner
Lorna ....Melanie Hudson
Keith ....Tom Bevan
Darren .... Gavin Abbott
Prior... John Hartley
Pam .... Sandra James-Young
Mary .... Becky Hindley
Marjorie .... Zulema Dene
Barrister.... Andrew Branch
Christine .... Jilly Bond
Written by John Harvey 
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995.


Cutting Edge
When a young doctor is attacked on a deserted hospital walkway, the clues seem to lead nowhere for DI Charlie Resnick. As he desperately searches for motives, another victim is assaulted.
DI Charlie Resnick .... Tom Georgeson
Millington .... Sean Baker
Lynn .... Kate Eaton
Dipak .... Paul Bazeley
Kevin .... Ben Porter
Silver .... Don McCorkindale
Carew .... Nicholas Boulton
Sarah .... Gillian Bevan
Karen .... Jane Whittenshaw
Dr Fletcher .... John Simm
Groves .... Peter Kenny
Debbie .... Colleen Prendergast
Mr Salt .... Denys Hawthorne
Jane .... Patience Tomlinson
Karl .... Adrian Scarborough
Helen .... Alice Arnold
Written by John Harvey 
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996.


Slow Burn
When Jimmy Nolan's Nottingham jazz club burns down, it looks like an insurance job. But for Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick and his team, it is the start of a more sinister and deadly chain of events. 
DI Charlie Resnick ...... Philip Jackson
Graham Millington ...... Sean Baker
Lynn Kellogg ...... Kate Eaton
Jimmy Nolan ...... John Rowe
Joanne Hubble ...... Alison Pettitt
Stuart Hubble ...... Gerard McDermott
Nicola Venner ...... Rachel Atkins
Russell Venner ...... John Hartley
Fire Officer ...... Alistair Danson
Clarice ...... Jenny Lee
Mrs Wealdstone ...... Carolyn Jones
Written by John Harvey 
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.


Cheryl
While Detective Inspector Resnick pursues a gang of armed robbers, brightly attired meals-on-wheels lady Cheryl takes the law into her own hands on behalf of an elderly client.  What happens when their investigations collide in Nottingham?
DI Charlie Resnick... Keith Barron
Cheryl... Gwen Taylor
Sergeant Millington ... Sean Baker
PC Kellogg .. Kate Eaton
Mary ... Joyce Gibbs
Vicki ... Jo Dyce
Ronnie ... John Hartley
Dunn ... Jonathan Keeble
Coughlan ... Tony Rohr
McStay ... Kenny Blyth
Sonia ... Helen Ayres
Written by John Harvey 
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001


Bird of Paradise
Jerzy Grabianski is a high-class burglar with a passion for ornithology and British Impressionist paintings. Like DI Charlie Resnick, he has Polish roots, a firm sense of justice and a soft spot for the ladies - especially the energetic Sister Teresa.... 
DI Charlie Resnick .... Keith Barron
Millington... Sean Baker
Sister Teresa .... Rachel Atkins
Sister Bonaventura ... Gillian Bevan
Grabianski .... Gerard McDermott
Shana ... Blondell Taylor
Scott ... Carl Prekopp
Miriam .... Ann Beach
Ferris ... Hannah Dee
Thackray ... Peter Marinker
Written by John Harvey 
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002

Five BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas featuring DI Charlie Resnick. Jazz-loving Policeman Charlie Resnick is one of the most popular characters in contemporary crime fiction. This thrilling collection brings together three dramatisations and two original radio stories starring the Nottingham-based detective, all scripted by his creator, award-winning author John Harvey. Wasted Years It's 1992, and two incidents of violent robbery force Detective Inspector Resnick to relive painful memories of 10 years earlier, when his marriage collapsed - and he arrested an armed criminal. DI Charlie Resnick .... Tom Wilkinson Millington .... Sean Baker Elaine .... Jennie Stoller Ruth ....Gillian Bevan Kevin .....Daniel Ryan Lynn..... Kate Eaton Rains..... Stephen Critchlow Rylands.... John Turner Lorna ....Melanie Hudson Keith ....Tom Bevan Darren .... Gavin Abbott Prior... John Hartley Pam .... Sandra James-Young Mary .... Becky Hindley Marjorie .... Zulema Dene Barrister.... Andrew Branch Christine .... Jilly Bond Written by John Harvey Director: David Hunter First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1995. Cutting Edge When a young doctor is attacked on a deserted hospital walkway, the clues seem to lead nowhere for DI Charlie Resnick. As he desperately searches for motives, another victim is assaulted. DI Charlie Resnick .... Tom Georgeson Millington .... Sean Baker Lynn .... Kate Eaton Dipak .... Paul Bazeley Kevin .... Ben Porter Silver .... Don McCorkindale Carew .... Nicholas Boulton Sarah .... Gillian Bevan Karen .... Jane Whittenshaw Dr Fletcher .... John Simm Groves .... Peter Kenny Debbie .... Colleen Prendergast Mr Salt .... Denys Hawthorne Jane .... Patience Tomlinson Karl .... Adrian Scarborough Helen .... Alice Arnold Written by John Harvey Director: David Hunter First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1996. Slow Burn When Jimmy Nolan's Nottingham jazz club burns down, it looks like an insurance job. But for Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick and his team, it is the start of a more sinister and deadly chain of events. DI Charlie Resnick ...... Philip Jackson Graham Millington ...... Sean Baker Lynn Kellogg ...... Kate Eaton Jimmy Nolan ...... John Rowe Joanne Hubble ...... Alison Pettitt Stuart Hubble ...... Gerard McDermott Nicola Venner ...... Rachel Atkins Russell Venner ...... John Hartley Fire Officer ...... Alistair Danson Clarice ...... Jenny Lee Mrs Wealdstone ...... Carolyn Jones Written by John Harvey Director: David Hunter First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998. Cheryl While Detective Inspector Resnick pursues a gang of armed robbers, brightly attired meals-on-wheels lady Cheryl takes the law into her own hands on behalf of an elderly client. What happens when their investigations collide in Nottingham? DI Charlie Resnick... Keith Barron Cheryl... Gwen Taylor Sergeant Millington ... Sean Baker PC Kellogg .. Kate Eaton Mary ... Joyce Gibbs Vicki ... Jo Dyce Ronnie ... John Hartley Dunn ... Jonathan Keeble Coughlan ... Tony Rohr McStay ... Kenny Blyth Sonia ... Helen Ayres Written by John Harvey Director: David Hunter First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2001 Bird of Paradise Jerzy Grabianski is a high-class burglar with a passion for ornithology and British Impressionist paintings. Like DI Charlie Resnick, he has Polish roots, a firm sense of justice and a soft spot for the ladies - especially the energetic Sister Teresa.... DI Charlie Resnick .... Keith Barron Millington... Sean Baker Sister Teresa .... Rachel Atkins Sister Bonaventura ... Gillian Bevan Grabianski .... Gerard McDermott Shana ... Blondell Taylor Scott ... Carl Prekopp Miriam .... Ann Beach Ferris ... Hannah Dee Thackray ... Peter Marinker Written by John Harvey Director: David Hunter First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2002

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