{"product_id":"book-jb26","title":"Inspector Hanaud: At the Villa Rose \u0026 House of the Arrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC dramatisations of two classic detective novels featuring Inspector Gabriel Hanaud \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof the Paris Sûreté\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe brilliant creation of British author A.E.W. Mason, Inspector Hanaud has been hailed as 'the first major fiction police detective of the Twentieth Century', and was one of the inspirations for Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. In these engaging whodunits, France's cleverest investigator is tasked with proving the innocence of two young women, both accused of murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the Villa Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Madame Dauvray is found strangled at her villa, her priceless jewellery stolen. All the evidence points to her English companion Celia Harland, who has since disappeared. Holidaying in Aix-les Bains, Inspector Hanaud is approached by her fiancé Harry, who persuades him to take up the case…First published in 1910, this gripping mystery was the first outing for Inspector Hanaud, played here by \u003cb\u003eAndrew Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e, with \u003cb\u003eNicholas Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e as Harry and \u003cb\u003eFiona Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e as Celia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - When a wealthy widow dies suddenly, the finger of suspicion points at her adopted daughter, Betty Harlowe. Her English lawyer, Frobisher, calls in Inspector Hanaud, who has come to Dijon to investigate a spate of poison-pen letters. Can he unravel the mystery surrounding the House of the Arrow? \u003cb\u003eRichard Pasco\u003c\/b\u003e stars as Hanaud in this adaptation of A.E.W. Mason's 1924 thriller, alongside \u003cb\u003eBenedick Blythe, Moir Leslie\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDeborah Makepeace\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the Villa Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHanaud - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRicardo - \u003cb\u003eIan Masters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWethermill - \u003cb\u003eNicholas Rowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelia - \u003cb\u003eFiona Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMadame Dauvray\/Marthe\/Jeanne - \u003cb\u003eJanet Whiteside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelene Vauquiers\/Waitress - \u003cb\u003eAlice Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerrichet\/Lemerre - \u003cb\u003eStephen Critchlow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eServattaz\/Besnard - \u003cb\u003eSean Baker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdele - \u003cb\u003eBecky Hindley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by David Benedictus\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Marion Nancarrow\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 30 October 1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Arrow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspector Hanaud - \u003cb\u003eRichard Pasco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Frobisher - \u003cb\u003eBenedick Blythe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty Harlowe - \u003cb\u003eMoir Leslie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnn Upcott - \u003cb\u003eDeborah Makepeace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancine Rollard - \u003cb\u003eCarole Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoris Waberski\/Girardot - \u003cb\u003eAlfredo Michelsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarlos Espinosa\/Gaston - \u003cb\u003eClive Panto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaurice Thevenet - \u003cb\u003eMark Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Alan Downer\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Christopher Venning\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed and directed by Terence Allbright\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4 February 1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Lt\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49280475857200,"sku":"BDjb26","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/jb26-cover.jpg?v=1762372018","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jb26","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}