The Mysterious Affair at Harrogate
The Pasadena Roof Orchestra's take on Agatha Christie's 1926 disappearance. Stars June Whitfield and Jeffrey Holland. From 1992.
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The queen of the whodunnit, Agatha Christie is missing.
Another musical excursion for the Pasadena Roof Orchestra through great moments in 20th-century history.
Written by Chris Emmett and Tony Hare.
Starring:
June Whitfield
Jeffrey Holland
Chris Emmett
With vocalist Duncan Galloway.
A light-hearted take on the massive 1926 trawl for the missing author, involving 1000 police constables, civilians - and for the first time aeroplanes.
Agatha was eventually found mysteriously in Harrogate, so what really happened...?
Producer: Richard Wilson
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 2 in January 1992.
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