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2. Red Mandarin Dress

Episode 2 of 3

A murderer is dumping bodies around Shanghai on a weekly basis. But Chen’s assigned to another case. Stars Jamie Zubairi.

A serial killer is loose on the streets of Shanghai but Chen is otherwise engaged on a high-level corruption case.

With bodies appearing at the rate of one a week, Homicide are in desperate need of help.

Starring Jamie Zubairi.

Qiu Xiaolong's mysteries featuring the academic turned Special Case Squad detective, set in 1990s Shanghai.

Chen ...... Jamie Zubairi
Yu ...... Dan Li
Party Secretary Li ...... Daniel York
Detective Hong ...... Vera Chok
Jia Ming ...... Nicholas Murchie
White Cloud ...... Elizabeth Chan
Xia ...... Natasha Cowley
Comrade Fan ...... John Bowler
Kong ...... Alison Belbin
Sergeant Qi ...... Gavi Singh Chera
Shen Wenchang ...... David Sterne
Director Zhong ...... John Dougall
Hotel Manager ...... Finlay Robertson
Receptionist ...... Catriona McFarlane

Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson.

Director: Toby Swift

First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in February 2017.

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Jul 2021 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Chen Jamie Zubairi
Yu Dan Li
Party Secretary Li Daniel York
Detective Hong Vera Chok
Jia Ming Nicholas Murchie
White Cloud Elizabeth Chan
Xia Natasha Cowley
Comrade Fan John Bowler
Kong Alison Belbin
Sergeant Qi Gavi Singh Chera
Shen Wenchang David Sterne
Director Zhong John Dougall
Hotel Manager Finlay Robertson
Receptionist Catriona McFarlane
Author Qiu Xiaolong
Adaptor Joy Wilkinson
Director Toby Swift

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Feb 2017 14:30
  • Sun 3 Nov 2019 15:00
  • Thu 15 Jul 2021 10:00
  • Thu 15 Jul 2021 15:00
  • Fri 16 Jul 2021 03:00