Have His Carcase [Wimsey]

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The Evidence Of The Corpse

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When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, debonair sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey.

Adapted for radio in six episodes by Alistair Beaton.

Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken

Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock

Haviland Martin - Warren Clarke

Mrs. Weldon - Isabel Dean

Julian Perkins - Richard O'Callaghan

Saunders - John Webb

Mr. Hearn - Alexander John

British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Have His Carcase was first published in 1932.

Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War.

Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.

When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates.

When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael.

Lord Peter Sets A Trap

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Murder or suicide?

Upper class sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue - a battered old razor.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton

Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken

Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock

Antoine - Malcolm Ingram

Salcombe Hardy - Patrick Newell

Doris - Carole Harrison

Charis - Deirdre Costello

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.

Murder or suicide? Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue - a battered old razor.

Murder or suicide? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue - a battered old razor. Stars Ian Carmichael.

A Dutiful Son

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Keen to unmask the killer on the beach, the upper-class sleuth ponders the motives of Henry Weldon.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton

Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken

Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock

Henry Weldon - Warren Clarke

Mrs. Weldon - Isabel Dean

Mrs. Le Franc - Betty Marsden

Mr. Bright - Norman Bird

Antoine - Malcolm Ingram

Salcombe Hardy - Patrick Newell

Leila Garland - Rosalind Ayres

Pollock - Peter Tuddenham

Luis da Soto - Haydn Wood

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.

Keen to unmask the killer on the beach, Lord Peter Wimsey ponders Sir Henry's motives.

Keen to unmask the killer on the beach, Lord Peter Wimsey ponders Sir Henry's motives. Stars Ian Carmichael and Maria Aitken.

The Snake In The Grass

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The upper-class sleuth exchanges harsh words with Harriet Vane - and a dinner date leads to a shocking revelation.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken

Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock

Henry Weldon - Warren Clarke

Blacksmith - Ronald Herdman

Judd - Spencer Banks

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.

Wimsey exchanges harsh words with Harriet, and a dinner date leads to a shock revelation.

Wimsey exchanges harsh words with Harriet - and a dinner date leads to a shock revelation.

Lord Peter Wimsey exchanges harsh words with Harriet - and a dinner date leads to a shocking revelation. Stars Ian Carmichael.

Too Perfect An Alibi

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As the desperate upper class sleuth fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up...

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken

Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock

Henry Weldon - Warren Clarke

Julian Perkins - Richard O'Callaghan

Nurse - Judy Franklin

Jem Pollack - Haydn Wood

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.

As Lord Peter Wimsey fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up.

As a desperate Lord Peter Wimsey fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up. Stars Ian Carmichael.

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All A Question Of Time

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Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer.

Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer. Stars Ian Carmichael and Maria Aitken.

The upper class sleuth battles to finally unmask a killer.

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Conclusion dramatised by Alistair Beaton.

Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken

Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock

Leila Garland - Rosalind Ayres

Saunders - John Webb

Polwhistle - Alan Dudley

Tom - Andrew Secombe

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	The Evidence Of The Corpse	19811021	20100506 (BBC7) 20120806 (BBC7) 20120807 (BBC7) 20140106 (BBC7) 20140107 (BBC7) 20160908 (BBC7) 20160909 (BBC7) 20201214 (BBC7) 20201215 (BBC7) 20221028 (BBC7) 20221029 (BBC7)	When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, debonair sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey. Adapted for radio in six episodes by Alistair Beaton. Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock Haviland Martin - Warren Clarke Mrs. Weldon - Isabel Dean Julian Perkins - Richard O'Callaghan Saunders - John Webb Mr. Hearn - Alexander John British gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey features in a number of detective novels and short stories by English crime writer, Dorothy L Sayers. Have His Carcase was first published in 1932. Classy and sharp-witted, aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Bredon Wimsey was born in 1890 and educated at Eton and Oxford, before serving in the military during the First World War. Ian Carmichael appeared as Lord Peter Wimsey for BBC Radio from 1973 to 1983, in addition to the BBC TV adaptations that were broadcast between 1972 and 1975. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981. When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. When crime author Harriet Vane finds a body, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates. Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael.
02	Lord Peter Sets A Trap	19811028	20100507 (BBC7) 20120807 (BBC7) 20120808 (BBC7) 20140107 (BBC7) 20140108 (BBC7) 20160909 (BBC7) 20160910 (BBC7) 20201215 (BBC7) 20201216 (BBC7) 20221031 (BBC7) 20221101 (BBC7)	Murder or suicide? Upper class sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue - a battered old razor. Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers. Dramatised by Alistair Beaton Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock Antoine - Malcolm Ingram Salcombe Hardy - Patrick Newell Doris - Carole Harrison Charis - Deirdre Costello First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981. Murder or suicide? Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue - a battered old razor. Murder or suicide? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey must trace a vital clue - a battered old razor. Stars Ian Carmichael.
03	A Dutiful Son	19811104	20100510 (BBC7) 20120808 (BBC7) 20120809 (BBC7) 20140108 (BBC7) 20140109 (BBC7) 20160912 (BBC7) 20160913 (BBC7) 20201216 (BBC7) 20201217 (BBC7) 20221101 (BBC7) 20221102 (BBC7)	Keen to unmask the killer on the beach, the upper-class sleuth ponders the motives of Henry Weldon. Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers. Dramatised by Alistair Beaton Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock Henry Weldon - Warren Clarke Mrs. Weldon - Isabel Dean Mrs. Le Franc - Betty Marsden Mr. Bright - Norman Bird Antoine - Malcolm Ingram Salcombe Hardy - Patrick Newell Leila Garland - Rosalind Ayres Pollock - Peter Tuddenham Luis da Soto - Haydn Wood First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981. Keen to unmask the killer on the beach, Lord Peter Wimsey ponders Sir Henry's motives. Keen to unmask the killer on the beach, Lord Peter Wimsey ponders Sir Henry's motives. Stars Ian Carmichael and Maria Aitken.
04	The Snake In The Grass	19811111	20100511 (BBC7) 20120809 (BBC7) 20120810 (BBC7) 20140109 (BBC7) 20140110 (BBC7) 20160913 (BBC7) 20160914 (BBC7) 20201217 (BBC7) 20201218 (BBC7) 20221102 (BBC7) 20221103 (BBC7)	The upper-class sleuth exchanges harsh words with Harriet Vane - and a dinner date leads to a shocking revelation. Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers. Dramatised by Alistair Beaton. Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock Henry Weldon - Warren Clarke Blacksmith - Ronald Herdman Judd - Spencer Banks First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981. Wimsey exchanges harsh words with Harriet, and a dinner date leads to a shock revelation. Wimsey exchanges harsh words with Harriet - and a dinner date leads to a shock revelation. Lord Peter Wimsey exchanges harsh words with Harriet - and a dinner date leads to a shocking revelation. Stars Ian Carmichael.
05	Too Perfect An Alibi	19811118	20100512 (BBC7) 20120810 (BBC7) 20120811 (BBC7) 20140110 (BBC7) 20140111 (BBC7) 20160914 (BBC7) 20160915 (BBC7) 20201218 (BBC7) 20201219 (BBC7) 20221103 (BBC7) 20221104 (BBC7)	As the desperate upper class sleuth fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up... Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers. Dramatised by Alistair Beaton. Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock Henry Weldon - Warren Clarke Julian Perkins - Richard O'Callaghan Nurse - Judy Franklin Jem Pollack - Haydn Wood First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981. As Lord Peter Wimsey fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up. As a desperate Lord Peter Wimsey fails to confirm his theories, the elusive witness Perkins turns up. Stars Ian Carmichael.
06 LAST	All A Question Of Time	19811125	20100513 (BBC7) 20120813 (BBC7) 20120814 (BBC7) 20140113 (BBC7) 20140114 (BBC7) 20160915 (BBC7) 20160916 (BBC7) 20201221 (BBC7) 20201222 (BBC7) 20221104 (BBC7) 20221105 (BBC7)	Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer. Will inspiration strike? Upper class sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey battles to unmask a killer. Stars Ian Carmichael and Maria Aitken. The upper class sleuth battles to finally unmask a killer. Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey – the aristocratic amateur detective created by Dorothy L Sayers. Conclusion dramatised by Alistair Beaton. Harriet Vane - Maria Aitken Inspector Umpelty - Nigel Stock Leila Garland - Rosalind Ayres Saunders - John Webb Polwhistle - Alan Dudley Tom - Andrew Secombe First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1981.