On the night of 15 September, Starvel House burnt to the ground and its three inmates perished in the flames. An inquest brought in a verdict of accidental death, but Inspector French thinks differently!

by Freeman Wills Crofts, adapted by Alan Downer

Director:                      David Johnston

Inspector French:              Edward De Souza

Detective Constable Tanner:    Jonathan Tafler

Pierce Whymper:                Gary Cady

Chief Inspector Mitchell:      Reginald Marsh

Sgt Kent:                      Alan Downer

Dr Philpot:                    Michael Deacon

Ruth Averill:                  Zelah Clarke

Mrs Oxley:                     Joan Matheson

Mrs Palmer-Gore:               Diana Olsson

Mr Dashwood:                   John Baddeley

Jeweller:                      William Simons

Manager at Thomas Cook's:      Alan Dudley

Landlord:                      Michael Tudor Barnes

First Broadcast December 1987 on BBC Radio 4

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