Investigation of a Murder (BBC Saturday Night Theatre)
The Investigation of a Murder is a feature-length BBC Radio 4 drama by Eric Saward, first broadcast on Saturday 6 January 1979 as part of the esteemed Saturday Night Theatre strand.
The play explores the methods and human impact of police investigation in a murder case, not just on the officers involved, but also on those casually or coincidentally drawn into the unfolding drama. Saward’s drama foregrounds modern police procedure and its emotional reverberations, offering listeners both procedural insight and character-driven tension. B
FEATURING Roger Hume as Detective Sergeant Burgess; Terry Molloy as Detective Constable Bailey; Geoffrey Matthews as Detective Superintendent Armstrong; Elizabeth Cassidy as Jenny; Sean Barrett as Malcolm; Ysanne Churchman as Mum; Hilda Schroder as Mrs Marsden; Peggy Ashby as Mrs Meadows; Michael Irwin as Raymond; Leonard Dixon as Doctor; Earl Cameron as Charlie; Arnold Peters as Len Woods; Ralph Lawton as Desk Sergeant; Hedli Niklaus as Radio Operator.
The play explores the methods and human impact of police investigation in a murder case, not just on the officers involved, but also on those casually or coincidentally drawn into the unfolding drama. Saward’s drama foregrounds modern police procedure and its emotional reverberations, offering listeners both procedural insight and character-driven tension. B
FEATURING Roger Hume as Detective Sergeant Burgess; Terry Molloy as Detective Constable Bailey; Geoffrey Matthews as Detective Superintendent Armstrong; Elizabeth Cassidy as Jenny; Sean Barrett as Malcolm; Ysanne Churchman as Mum; Hilda Schroder as Mrs Marsden; Peggy Ashby as Mrs Meadows; Michael Irwin as Raymond; Leonard Dixon as Doctor; Earl Cameron as Charlie; Arnold Peters as Len Woods; Ralph Lawton as Desk Sergeant; Hedli Niklaus as Radio Operator.