C P. Snow A Coat Of Varnish


(4.4 stars; 7 reviews)

Saturday-Night Theatre Sat 1st Jun 1985, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM A Coat of Varnish by Ronald Millar, suggested by the novel by C.P. Snow The last case of Chief Supt. Briers is a brutal murder in an elegant drawing-room in London SW1. Briers is determined to solve the case at any cost, and learns that there is not much between people and their darker motives - merely a coat of varnish. Directed by David Spenser   Frank Briers: Peter Barkworth Dr Perryman: Paul Daneman Humphrey Leigh: David Langton Lady Ashbrook: Mary Ellis Capt Loseby: Anthony Daniels Susan Thirkill: Stacy Dorning Sgt Tanner: James Bryce Chief Insp Rees: James Kerry InspShingler: David Peart Professor Morgan: Jon Strickland Maria: Eve Karpf Police photographer: Mark Straker

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.