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Inspector Resnick

BBC Radio 4 crime drama
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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

  1. Bird of Paradise (51.6Mb)
  2. Cheryl (51.3Mb)
  3. Slow Burn 1: Burning Jazz (49Mb)
  4. Slow Burn 2: Deadly Rhythm (51.4Mb)
  5. Wasted Years part1 (50.6Mb)
  6. Wasted Years part2 (52.2Mb)
  7. Cutting Edge part1 (52.2Mb)
  8. Cutting Edge part2 (52.3Mb)
  9. Cutting Edge part3 (52.2Mb)

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