Andrew to star in The Rivals for BBC

[soophelia.livejournal.com]

The first of 4 episodes ("The Murders in the Rue Morgue") will be broadcast on October 19th (on BBC Radio 4) at 11:30.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue
By Edgar Allan Poe.
Dramatised by Chris Harrald.

Synopsis: Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he has a chance to get his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals. He begins with the famous case of the Murders In The Rue Morgue, and the eccentric talents of Auguste Dupin.

Lestrade . . . . . James Fleet
Dupin . . . . . Andrew Scott
Lucy . . . . . Alex Tregear
Granjean . . . . . Sean Baker
Duborg . . . . . Brian Bowles
Mme Duborg . . . . . Jane Whittenshaw
The Sailor . . . . . Stuart McLoughlin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b015zq2w