Dead Weight [Dci Alma Blair]

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0120180625Val McDermid's crime series, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh and Jane Hazlegrove, returns to Cranby, where it seems losing weight really can be murder!

DCI Alma Blair is found lurking behind the weighing scales at Fat Busters. Determined to be anonymous, she is masquerading as a florist, until someone with murder in mind forces Alma into action.

DS Jason Trotter is called to the scene and it seems there is another member of the team about to make a surprise appearance.

Cast:

DCI Alma Blair - Julie Hesmondhalgh

CSM Jo Black - Jane Hazlegrove

DS Jason Trotter and others - John Hollingworth

Narrator and JP and others - Jonathan Keeble

Assistant CSM Mo - Nitin Kundra

Sue Fulwood, Jean Cranberry and Blanche Rogers - Helen Kay

Created by Val McDermid

Series Four written by Shelley Silas

Sound Engineer and Editor: John Scott

Broadcast Assistant: Lynsey Hulme

Assistant Producer: Jay Harley

Producer: Justine Potter

Executive Producer: Melanie Harris

A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4.

Val McDermid's crime series returns. Losing weight really can be murder.

Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as DCI Alma Blair.

0220180626Val McDermid's crime series proves that losing weight is murderous. But who would want to kill Jean Cranberry and why?

This fourth series is led by lovers DCI Alma Blair and CSM Jo Black, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh and Jane Hazlegrove. Our team sets out to discover what coated the doughnuts that appear to have asphyxiated the victim and question whether Jean's diabetes played a part in her death.

Created by Val McDermid

Series Four written by Shelley Silas

Sound Engineer and Editor: John Scott

Broadcast Assistant: Lynsey Hulme

Assistant Producer: Jay Harley

Producer: Justine Potter

Executive Producer: Melanie Harris

A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4.

Val McDermid's series proves losing weight is deadly. But why?

Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as DCI Alma Blair.

0320180627Val McDermid's crime series proves that losing weight is murderous. The team feel no closer to discovering who would want to kill Jean Cranberry and why, when Jason delivers a shocking announcement. Meanwhile, Alma is about to discover that Jo has not been truthful about where she has been and it looks like there is a parasite at large.

Created by Val McDermid

Series Four written by Shelley Silas

Sound Engineer and Editor: John Scott

Broadcast Assistant: Lynsey Hulme

Assistant Producer: Jay Harley

Producer: Justine Potter

Executive Producer: Melanie Harris

A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4.

Jason has an announcement, there is a parasite at large, and where has Jo been?

Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as DCI Alma Blair.

0420180628In Val McDermid's crime series, Jo and Alma really need to talk. There's something slimy lurking at the heart of this murder and Mo has no stomach for it. Written by Shelley Silas.

Created by Val McDermid

Series Four written by Shelley Silas

Sound Engineer and Editor: John Scott

Broadcast Assistant: Lynsey Hulme

Assistant Producer: Jay Harley

Producer: Justine Potter

Executive Producer: Melanie Harris

A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4.

Alma must say something important to Jo, and something slimy is lurking in this murder.

Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as DCI Alma Blair.

0520180629Will there be a sickening end for our Slimmers' Club killer? Will Alma and Jo actually take their relationship to the next level? And what of baby Trotter? Val McDermid's crime series concludes. Written by Shelley Silas.

Created by Val McDermid

Series Four written by Shelley Silas

Sound Engineer and Editor: John Scott

Broadcast Assistant: Lynsey Hulme

Assistant Producer: Jay Harley

Producer: Justine Potter

Executive Producer: Melanie Harris

A Savvy production for BBC Radio 4.

Val McDermid's crime series returns. Losing weight really can be murder.

Val McDermid's comedy crime dramas starring Julie Hesmondhalgh as DCI Alma Blair.