{"product_id":"book-hgoy","title":"Liz Parker - A Confidential Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix cosy detective dramas about secretary turned super-sleuth Liz Parker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiz Parker dreams of being a gumshoe, like her hardboiled heroes Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer. But instead, she's stuck as secretary at the Ace Agency, a small-time investigation bureau above a curry house in the backstreets of Birmingham. Her lecherous boss, Mr Antrobus, is too tied up with typist Gloria to pay much attention to the cases that come in - so Liz decides to solve them herself...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Confidential Agent\u003c\/i\u003e, Liz gets embroiled in the affairs of an old friend and an old flame. But as she digs into the past, she unearths secrets, lies and shady dealings... \u003ci\u003eAll that Glisters\u003c\/i\u003e sees her consulted by a young man whose girlfriend, Tracy, has gone missing. Looking into her disappearance, she uncovers a seedy photographic business with a sideline in blackmail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoison in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e finds Liz promoted to fully-fledged investigator. But her boss still isn't taking her seriously - so when she hears of poison-pen letters being sent to an old people's home, she's determined to unmask the culprit... In \u003ci\u003eA Husband Scorned\u003c\/i\u003e, she finds herself attracted to a teacher whose wife has gone astray: but is he a victim, or a villain? In \u003ci\u003eSharks Have Pearly Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, with the agency suffering a cash-flow crisis, Liz learns the bitter truth behind a case of moneylending and espionage. Finally, \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e sees her investigating threats against a Greek dressmaker - and when his clothing factory goes up in flames, she must decide if sabotage or fraud are involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScripted by award-winning dramatist Nick McCarty, these engaging dramas star \u003cb\u003eRosemary Martin\u003c\/b\u003e as Liz Parker, \u003cb\u003eTerry Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e as Mr Antrobus and \u003cb\u003eClare Faulconbridge\u003c\/b\u003e as Gloria.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Nick McCarty\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Philip Martin\u003cbr\u003ePianist: Harold Rich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStarring \u003cb\u003eRosemary Martin\u003c\/b\u003e as Liz Parker, \u003cb\u003eTerry Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e as Mr Antrobus and \u003cb\u003eClare Faulconbridge\u003c\/b\u003e as Gloria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Confidential Agent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eBarbara Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eEdwin Richfield\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRoger Hume\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTerry Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJoyce Gibbs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDave Mitty,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon Coulson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJackie Abbey Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePauline Wattis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 5 June 1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll That Glisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eRoger Hume\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eVikki Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKim Durham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAndy Hockley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJudith Pearson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTex Flint\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 23 July 1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoison in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eRoger Hume\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBarbara Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJoyce Gibbs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSimon Carter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlton Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRalph Lawton, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eVeda Warwick\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJudy Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3 July 1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Husband Scorned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eRoger Hume\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBarbara Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJoyce Gibbs\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSimon Carter\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLeon Tanner\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMartin Matthews,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJanet Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 10 July 1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharks Have Pearly Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eRoger Hume\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKimberley Hope\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKim Durham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDave Mitty\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlan Devereux\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJoyce Gibbs,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarian Kemmer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 24 July 1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCast: \u003cb\u003eRoger Hume\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIan Lindsay\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKim Durham\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePatricia Gallimore\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRenu Setna\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePhilip Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 17 July 1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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