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The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

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The Mrs Bradley Mysteries

By: Gladys Mitchell
Narrated by: Mary Winbush, Leslie Phillips, Full Cast
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Mary Wimbush stars as unconventional psychoanalyst sleuth Mrs Bradley in these two full-cast dramatisations of stories by Gladys Mitchell. Colourful, cynical, intimidating and extremely intelligent, Mrs Bradley is one of the most unorthodox detectives in the history of Golden Age crime fiction. The heroine of 66 novels by Gladys Mitchell, she has also appeared in several radio adaptations and a BBC TV series starring Diana Rigg.

In these two dramas, she puts her extraordinary mind to work investigating cases of disguise, dismemberment, mayhem and murder. In Speedy Death, a country house in the 1920s is rocked by a murder which takes place in a room which is first locked, then later unlocked. A startling secret is uncovered, and as fingers point and the suspects begin to turn on each other, another death occurs.... The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop sees Mrs Bradley probing some alarming events in the village of Wandles Parva, as Rupert Sethleigh goes missing and a headless body is found jointed in the butcher's shop.

These entertaining dramatisations, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1990 and 1991, star Mary Wimbush as Mrs Bradley, with Leslie Phillips as Carstairs.

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I'd forgotten how very strange these stories are! Excellent performances that capture the brittle, somewhat amoral tone of the original.

weird but wonderful

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I loved this Mrs Bradley radio crime drama - everyone's performance was great . My only complaint is that it was too short ( but then all the radio dramas are short ) and I found Mrs. Bradley's maniacal laugh a bit disconcerting at first in that I didn't know whether she is insane or not ....not that it matters ultimately !! :)

Love these classic crime radio dramas

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Two tales by Gladys Mitchel, Adapted for radio , full of period atmosphere, A great cast, and of course Mary Wimbush as the main character, irreverent to the core, Perfect listening

Worth it just to hear Mary Wimbush laugh

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This should be entitled “Mrs Baggily” as that laugh is so rough and vulgar it is an insult to the Mrs Bradley character of which actress Diana Rigg plays with classic aplomb in the Mrs Bradley TV series. Otherwise this radio version is passable for a series I love. If you decide to record more, please, drop the battle axe laugh.

BRILLIANT BUT SPOILED by VULGAR BATTLE AXE LAUGH

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Fully enjoyed each dramatisation - only wish there were more. Some reviews find Mrs Bradley’s witch-like cackling off putting, but that is precisely her character.

Authentic and excellent

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