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1. A Dream of Riches

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Detective Sergeant Dave Brook is back. Is a quiet student all he seems? What about Mr Carson's missing scrap? Stars Ray Brooks.

A robbery from a scrap merchant turns out to be a far from straightforward case - and a 'quiet' student proves to be anything but...

The return of Robert Barr's stories of crime and detection in London.

Starring Ray Brooks as shrewd veteran Detective Sergeant, Dave Brook.

With Christopher Blake as his young assistant, Detective Constable Blair Maxton.

DS Dave Brook …. Ray Brooks
DC Blair Maxton …. Christopher Blake
DC Harrison ...... Peter Cleall
Judy …. Jacqueline Tong
Mrs Brown …. Betty Alberge
Chief Inspector Roach …. Stephen Yardley
Carson …. Tony Caunter
Inspector Stevens …. Nicholas Courtney

Writer Robert Barr is well remembered for his work on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ TV's 'Z-Cars' and 'Softly Softly'.

Producer: Martin Fisher

First broadcast on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 in March 1982.

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Tue 13 Dec 2022 01:00

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