Crime Down Under: The Dragon Man
Showcasing the best crime fiction from contemporary Australia. In The Dragon Man by Garry Disher, it's hot, it's nearly Christmas, and Hal Challis needs a lead on a serial killer.
By Garry Disher, dramatised by D.J.Britton.
It's hot, it's nearly Christmas, and Hal Challis has a serial killer to catch. On the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne, young women are being targeted and murdered and the perpetrator leaves no clues. A series of recorded messages taunting the police, along with a spate of deliberate fire-setting, increase the pressure on the team to make an arrest before the holiday. But they can't find anything to connect the crimes with their only suspect.
Crime Down Under showcases the best crime fiction from contemporary Australia. The Dragon Man is the first in Garry Disher's series of novels featuring detective duo Challis & Destry. It won the Deutsche Krimi Preis (German Crime Fiction Prize) and Disher has also twice won the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing.
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Richard Dillane's multiple credits include recent appearances in Peaky Blinders, Poldark and Wolf Hall. Penny Downie is a leading actress for the RSC, including paying Gertrude to David Tennant's Hamlet. As a child, she appeared in The Sullivans, which was the last time she worked with fellow-Australian Mark Little. Mark is known as Joe Mangel from Neighbours as well as appearing in Emmerdale and as a presenter for The Big Breakfast.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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DI Hal Challis | Richard Dillane |
DS Ellen Destry | Penny Downie |
Van | Mark Little |
Pam | Jordan Whyte |
Tessa | Mali Harries |
Boyd | Dan Hunter |
Marion | Mufrida Hayes |
Hartnett | Samuel James |
Ledwich | Phil McKenzie |
Clara | Fiona Marr |
Larrayne | Kerry Gooderson |
Writer | Garry Disher |
Director | Alison Hindell |
Broadcasts
- Sat 9 Sep 2017 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Sat 15 Jan 2022 14:45麻豆社 Radio 4