McLevy: The Collected Editions: Series 3 & 4

McLevy: The Collected Editions #2

by David Ashton, Brian Cox (Narrator), Siobhán Redmond (Narrator)

Brian Cox stars as the Victorian detective in a further nine episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series

Inspired by the real-life memoirs of one of Scotland’s first policemen, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of Constable Mulholland.

Behind the Curtain: A theatrical landlady receives a chilling death threat.
A Voice from the Grave: Summertime, and the heat is on as McLevy tracks a brutal killer.
The Dark Shadow: A jewel theft brings an infamous criminal within McLevy’s grasp.
Servant of the Crown: The detective joins Her Majesty’s protection squad to hunt an assassin.
A Piece of Cake: A top chef is the toast of the city – but burglary and murder are on the menu.
The Sea Change: There’s something fishy about the Fair’s star attraction, the lovely Little Mermaid.
Sins of the Fathers: A runaway bridegroom and a blackmailer spell double trouble for McLevy.
The Devil’s Disguise: The Devil comes a-calling for the detective on Halloween.
Christmas Special: McLevy stalks a supernatural thief who is haunting the streets of Edinburgh.

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

Genres: Historical Fiction, Crime

8 pages, Audio CD

First published October 1, 2015

About the author

David Ashton (born 10 November 1941 in Greenock) is a Scottish actor and writer. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, 1964–67, he has acted in a wide variety of film, television, theatre and radio roles. He has also developed a parallel career as a writer of fiction, film and television screenplays and plays for theatre and radio. His radio play The Old Ladies at the Zoo, which starred Peggy Mount and Liz Smith, won the Radio Times Drama Award in 1985.

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoying this series. Wonderful use of humor and social commentary. Love Jean Brash.

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️ 3.5 stars ⭐️

[Gillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really am loving this series of BBC Radio 4 dramatisations. I'm completely hooked on the investigations of the irascible Inspector McLevy and his long-suffering sidekick Mulholland. As the series progress, so the softer side of McLevy's character comes through and this particular series ends with a tender moment we all knew he was capable of. I'm impatiently waiting for he next instalment that someone else already booked out from the library!