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The Locked Room

Steven Mackintosh stars as Martin Beck in the classic 1960s Swedish detective series by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. 8. The Locked Room.

Steven Mackintosh and Neil Pearson star as Martin Beck and Lennart Kollberg in the Swedish detective series that inspired a generation of crime writers.

The Locked Room. On his return to work after recuperating from a bullet wound in the chest, Martin Beck's first case is a conundrum: the body of a man who has been shot dead is discovered in a sealed room, but there is is no gun. Meanwhile, Kollberg and Larsson are on the trail of a pair of bank robbers.

Narrator 1 ... Lesley Sharp
Narrator 2 ... Nicholas Gleaves
Martin Beck ... Steven Mackintosh
Lennart Kollberg ... Neil Pearson
Gunvald Larsson ... Ralph Ineson
Einar Rönn ... Wayne Foskett
Bulldozer Olsson ... Michael Maloney
Malm ... Nick Murchie
Sten/Police Commissioner ... Rick Warden
Mauritzon ... Ewan Bailey
Ake/Manager/Doctor ... Ben Crowe
Monita ... Philippa Stanton
Clerk/Insurance Woman ... Joanna Brookes
Pathologist/Ingela ... Hannah Wood
Gustavsson ... David Seddon
Rhea ... Nadine Marshall
Zachrisson ... Joe Sims
Hjelm/Warehouse man - old ... Robert Blythe
Detective Sergeant/Warehouse man - young ... Matthew Watson
Original music by Elizabeth Purnell
Directed by Mary Peate
Dramatised by Katie Hims

Original novels by Maj Sjöwall & Per Wahlöö
Translated by Paul Britten Austin

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 1 Aug 2020 15:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Lesley Sharp
Narrator Nicholas Gleaves
Martin Beck Steven Mackintosh
Lennart Kollberg Neil Pearson
Gunvald Larsson Ralph Ineson
Einar Rönn Wayne Foskett
Bulldozer Olsson Michael Maloney
Malm Nicholas Murchie
Sten Rick Warden
Police Commissioner Rick Warden
Mauritzon Ewan Bailey
Ake Ben Crowe
Manager Ben Crowe
Doctor Ben Crowe
Monita Philippa Stanton
Clerk Joanna Brookes
Insurance Woman Joanna Brookes
Pathologist Hannah Wood
Ingela Hannah Wood
Gustavsson David Seddon
Rhea Nadine Marshall
Zachrisson Joe Sims
Hjelm Robert Blythe
Warehouse Man - Old Robert Blythe
Warehouse Man - Young Matthew Watson
Detective Sergeant Matthew Watson
Director Mary Peate
Producer Mary Peate
Adaptor Katie Hims
Writer Maj Sjowall
Writer Per Wahloo

Broadcasts

  • Sat 20 Jul 2013 14:30
  • Sat 1 Aug 2020 15:00

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