McLevy, The Collected Editions: Series 5 & 6

Summary

Brian Cox stars as the Edinburgh detective in eight episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series.

Inspired by the real-life memoirs of a Victorian inspector in Scotland, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland.

'To Keep Him Honest': with big bets on a champion boxing match, the local crooks keep McLevy busy.

'Picture of Innocence': a high court judge is dead, and suspicion falls on his wife.

'The Chosen One': the Princess of the Occult is a sell-out success, but McLevy thinks she's a fraud.

'The Reckoning': as Jean prepares for a wedding, death stalks McLevy.

'A Bolt from the Blue': a corpse is found floating in Leith docks.

'End of the Line': two ladies discover the body of a drunken Italian aristocrat at Waverley station.

'Jack O'Diamonds': Jean Brash plans revenge on a sadistic client, but he is not a man to cross lightly.

'Queen of Spades': Jean's battle with Caleb Grant has heartbreaking consequences.

Written by David Ashton, these atmospheric radio dramas costar Siobhan Redmond as Jean Brash and Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Constable Mulholland.

©2016 David Ashton (P)2016 BBC Worldwide Limited