The Lady Detectives

autumn,1897: victorian undercover agent loveday brooke investigates a group of nuns who appear to have forsaken their vows - and taken to burglary.

from the golden age of the crime short story, 'the lady detectives' is a series of four female sleuths to rival the great sherlock himself.

catherine louisa pirkis' mystery stars gayanne potter as loveday brooke, paul young as inspector gunning, neil mckinven as sergeant blaine, noreen leighton as sister monica and lucy paterson as sister anna.

dramatised by roger danes.

producer: patrick rayner

first broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 2005

by catherine pirkis. loveday brooke investigates nuns forsaking their vows for burglary.

by catherine pirkis. victorian sleuth loveday brooke investigates some nuns who seem to be forsaking their vows for burglary. stars gayanne potter

by catherine pirkis. victorian sleuth loveday brooke investigates some nuns who seem to be forsaking their vows for burglary. stars gayanne potter

agent loveday brooke probes naughty nuns who seem to have forsaken their vows and taken to burglary.

stars Gayanne Potter.

agent loveday brooke probes naughty nuns who seem to have forsaken their vows.

agent loveday brooke probes naughty nuns who seem to have forsaken their vows

loveday brooke investigates some nuns who appear to have forsaken their vows and taken to burglary.

whodunnit set in surrey.

episode 1 of 4

loveday brooke investigates some nuns, who seem to be forsaking their vows for burglary.

victorian sleuth loveday brooke investigates some nuns, who seem to be forsaking their vows for burglary

by l meade. florence cusack investigates a man whose fate depends on his weight in gold.

by l meade. victorian detective florence cusack investigates a man whose fate depends on his weight in gold. stars Elizabeth Conboy

by l meade. victorian detective florence cusack investigates a man whose fate depends on his weight in gold. stars Elizabeth Conboy

victorian detective florence cusack investigates a case where a man's fate depends on his weight in gold.

episode 2 of 4

victorian detective florence cusack investigates a man whose fate depends on his weight in gold.

stars Elizabeth Conboy

miss florence cusack, one of victorian london's most clever and determined private consulting detectives, investigates a case where a man's fate depends on his weight in gold.

from the golden age of the crime short story, 'the lady detectives' is a series of four female sleuths to rival the great sherlock himself.

lt meade and robert eustace's mystery stars Elizabeth Conboy as miss cusack, crawford logan as dr lonsdale and paul young as inspector schilling.

dramatised by roger danes.

producer: patrick rayner

first broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 2005.

by anna green. new york socialite-cum-detective violet strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts. stars teresa gallagher.

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by anna green. violet strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts.

the vivacious miss violet strange shines in the best new york society. but, unknown to her friends, she's also a professional agency detective. here, in a case from 1910, she investigates 'the inseparables', four rich young women suspected of a series of thefts.

from the golden age of the crime short story, 'the lady detectives' is a series of four female sleuths to rival the great sherlock himself.

anna green's mystery stars teresa gallagher as violet strange, crawford logan as driscoll, lesley hart as alicia and gayanne potter as theresa.

dramatised by roger danes.

producer: patrick rayner

first broadcast on bbc radio 4 in 2005

violet strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts.

stars Teresa Gallagher

new york socialite-cum-detective violet strange probes four rich women suspected of multiple thefts.

stars Teresa Gallagher

new york detective violet strange investigates four rich young women suspected of a series of thefts.

episode 3 of 4

by wilkie collins. valeria woodville tries to clear her husband of killing his first wife.

by wilkie collins. valeria woodville tries to clear her husband of murdering his first wife. sensational gothic tale starring abigail docherty

Wilkie Collins' gothic tale of valeria woodville's quest to clear her husband of murder.

episode 4 of 4

starkweather....Ralph Riach

a sensational gothic tale starring Abigail Docherty

valeria woodville tries to clear her husband of murdering his first wife. a sensational gothic tale starring abigail docherty