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1. Friends in High Places

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Amiens, France 1791: A girl is murdered while Robespierre is in town. Is there a cover-up? David Calder stars as Lt Gen Lacroix.

Amiens, 1791: Lieutenant General Lacroix is trying to police France despite the turmoil of the Revolution.

A girl is murdered while Robespierre is in town.

Could there be a cover-up going on?

Starring David Calder.

Nigel Baldwin's detective series in four-parts.

Lt Gen Lacroix ... David Calder
Monet ... Brian Hibbard
Charlotte .... Kathryn Pogson
Dupont .... Ian Rowlands
Roland .... Christian Rodska
Robespierre .... Brendan Charleson
Didier .... Steve Hodson
Mme Rives .... Bethan Jones
Surgeon .... Matthew Morgan
Mme Giradou ... Lesley Rooney
Duval ... Simon Ludders

Original music by Paula Gardiner.

Director: Alison Hindell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1995.

1 hour

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