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DI Gwen Danbury: An Odd Body: Series 1-3
- A BBC Radio Crime Drama
- Narrated by: Annette Badland, full cast, Gudrun Ure
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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Publisher's Summary
All twelve episodes of the BBC radio detective drama, starring Annette Badland as DI Gwen Danbury
Detective Inspector Gwen Danbury comes from a family of investigators. Her father was a policeman, and her mother Joan often discussed cases with him – on one occasion helping him to solve a tricky murder.
Gwen already has a capable, efficient sidekick in the form of DS Henry Jacobs – but nevertheless, her mum insists on helping Gwen with her inquiries. In these three series, her interfering assistance proves invaluable as DI Danbury investigates a skeleton found in the Sussex woods, tracks down the killer of a respectable elderly lady, probes the theft of a valuable painting and encounters more than she bargained for on a murder mystery weekend...
Miss Marple meets Midsomer Murders in this cosy crime series created by Sue Rodwell, whose writing credits include the radio version of Dixon of Dock Green. Annette Badland stars as DI Gwen Danbury, with Gudrun Ure, Stephanie Cole and Margaret Tyzack as Joan and John Duttine as Henry.
Written by Sue Rodwell
Directed by Glyn Dearman (Series 1), Rosemary Watts (Series 2 and 3)
First broadcast between 1994 and 2004
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- elizabeth b.
- 07-11-2020
Great fun
Oh I did enjoy that .....well except for the dreadful music. Well acted and a fun storyline’s.
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- 18-08-2020
Enjoyable
Nicely narrated and pleasant story telling. Would happily buy from this author again about this character.
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