The Laughing Policeman
A mass shooting on a bus leaves nine dead, including one of Beck's team. The trail leads Beck back to an unsolved case from the past.
In the fourth of the Martin Beck Killings, Beck is now a Detective Superintendant. But his promotion hasn't made him any more cheerful; if anything, it's only confirmed his gloomy belief that the best way to solve crimes is by hard slog, dogged persistence, a grimly realistic view of human nature - and the occasional flash of sheer intuition. His team of colleagues, headed by Lennart Kollberg and Frederick Melander, are used to his stubborn ways and his frequent colds. His wife Inga isn't as tolerant.
The Laughing Policeman begins on the evening of a big demonstration in Stockholm against the Vietnam war; as the police are dealing with protesters outside the American embassy, a mass shooting on a bus in a suburb ends with nine dead, including one of Martin Beck's team. The trail to find the murderer leads Beck back to an unsolved case from the past that had puzzled the Swedish police for years.
Dramatised for radio by Jennifer Howarth
Original Music by Elizabeth Purnell
Directed by Sara Davies.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Martin Beck | Steven Mackintosh |
Lennart Kollberg | Neil Pearson |
Frederick Melander | Adrian Scarborough |
Inga Beck | Lucy Black |
Ingrid Beck | Lauren Crace |
Einar Ronn | Russell Boulter |
Asa Torell | Clare Corbett |
Schwerin | Robert Blythe |
Gun Kollberg | Sally Orrock |
Mechanic | Sam Alexander |
Blonde Malin | Christine Absalom |
Workman | Harry Livingstone |
Birgersson | Jonathan Tafler |
Car Showroom Manager | Robert Blythe |
Forsberg | Patrick Brennan |
Writer | Maj Sjowall |
Writer | Per Wahloo |
Writer | Jennifer Howarth |
Director | Sara Davies |
Broadcasts
- Sat 17 Nov 2012 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Thu 11 Jul 2013 20:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 13 Sep 2014 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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