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McLevy The Collected Editions: Series 3 & 4

McLevy The Collected Editions: Series 3 & 4

  • Nine episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series

  • David Ashton

  • Brian Cox (Read by)

  • Full Cast (Read by)

  • Siobhan Redmond (Read by)

Brian Cox stars as the Victorian detective in a further nine episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series

Inspired by the real-life memoirs of one of Scotland’s first policemen, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland.

Behind the Curtain: A theatrical landlady receives a chilling death threat.
A Voice from the Grave: Summertime, and the heat is on as McLevy tracks a brutal killer.
The Dark Shadow: A jewel theft brings an infamous criminal within McLevy’s grasp.
Servant of the Crown: The detective joins Her Majesty’s protection squad to hunt an assassin.
A Piece of Cake: A top chef is the toast of the city – but burglary and murder are on the menu.
The Sea Change: There’s something fishy about the Fair’s star attraction, the lovely Little Mermaid.
Sins of the Fathers: A runaway bridegroom and a blackmailer spell double trouble for McLevy.
The Devil’s Disguise: The Devil comes a-calling for the detective on Halloween.
Christmas Special: McLevy stalks a supernatural thief who is haunting the streets of Edinburgh.

Written by David Ashton, these atmospheric radio dramas co-star Siobhán Redmond as Jean Brash and Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Constable Mulholland.

Reviews

  • It was consistently above the run of any mill. You could smell the fish, the whores and the cordite. This was everything afternoon radio was invented for.

    Euan Ferguson, The Guardian

  • David Ashton's writing is excellent, his characters thoroughly convincing, and his narrative grabs you ... and doesn't let you go

    The Sherlock Holmes Society of London

  • McLevy is a sort of Victorian Morse with a heart ... Ashton impeccably evokes Edinburgh so vividly that you can feel the cold in your bones and the menace of the Old Town s steep cobbles and dark corners

    Financial Times

  • A fascinating insight into the Victorian underclass ... a powerful writer.

    Daily Mail

  • McLevy’s tales more than pass the first and most important test, in that they are an outstandingly good read.

    Quintin Jardine

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About the Author

David Ashton

David Ashton is a Scottish actor and writer. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, 1964–67, he has acted in a wide variety of film, television, theatre and radio roles. He has also developed a parallel career as a writer of fiction, film and television screenplays and plays for theatre and radio. His radio play The Old Ladies at the Zoo, which starred Peggy Mount and Liz Smith, won the Radio Times Drama Award in 1985.

David Ashton

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