• John Harvey

• Philip Jackson (Read by)

• Keith Barron (Read by)

• Full Cast (Read by)

• Tom Georgeson (Read by)

• Tom Wilkinson (Read by)

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
1992, and two incidents of violent robbery force Detective Inspector Resnick to relive painful memories of ten years earlier, when his marriage collapsed – and he arrested an armed criminal... Starring Tom Wilkinson.

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… Starring Tom Georgeson.

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. Starring Philip Jackson.

Cheryl
While Detective Inspector Resnick pursues a gang of armed robbers, meals-on-wheels lady Cheryl takes the law into her own hands on behalf of an elderly client. It isn’t long before their investigations collide... Starring Keith Barron.

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... Starring Keith Barron.

Directed by David Hunter

Wasted Years
DI Charlie Resnick – Tom Wilkinson
Graham Millington – Sean Baker
Elaine – Jennie Stoller
Ruth – Gillian Bevan
Kevin – Daniel Ryan
Lynn Kellogg – 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
Song written by John Harvey and Liz Simcock and arranged by Trevor Watkis
Performed by Gillian Bevan, Trevor Watkis, Alan Weekes, Larry Buttley and Winston Clifford
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 2-9 October 1995

Cutting Edge
DI Charlie Resnick – Tom Georgeson
Graham Millington – Sean Baker
Lynn Kellogg – 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/Suzanne Olds – Patience Tomlinson
Karl – Adrian Scarborough
Helen – Alice Arnold
Calvin – Philip Weaver
Maura – Stella Duffy
Pauline – Zulema Dene
Student – Roger May
Arthur – George Parsons
Fenby – John Hartley
William – James Taylor
Delia – Ann Beach
Elaine – Jennie Stoller
Song written by Liz Simcock and performed by Trevor Watkis and Gillian Bevan
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 13-27 May 1996

Slow Burn
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
Simmonds – Iwan Thomas
Saxophonist: Mark Lockheart
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 19-26 January 1998

Cheryl
DI Charlie Resnick – Keith Barron
Cheryl – Gwen Taylor
Sgt 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
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 23 June 2001

Bird of Paradise
DI Charlie Resnick – Keith Barron
Graham Millington – Sean Baker
SisterTeresa – Rachel Atkins
Sister Bonaventura – Gillian Bevan
Grabianski – Gerard McDermott
Shana – Blondell Taylor
Scott – Carl Prekopp
Miriam – Ann Beach
Ferris – Hannah Dee
Thackray – Peter Marinker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 7, 13 April 2002