Private Eye Billy Rucker: Shut Eye & Hold Back the Night: Two Full-Cast BBC Radio 4 Crime Dramas

David Morrissey stars as Billy Rucker in these two gritty urban noir thrillers

Ex-copper turned private investigator Billy Rucker scours the seamy underbelly of London, hunting for runaways - and murderers. Tough, worldly-wise and street-savvy, he can go where the police can't: and once he's on the trail, he won't stop until he finds the truth...

Shut Eye - When an airline pilot is found brutally murdered with a champagne bottle, his brother, Tory MP Sir Peter Morant, asks Billy Rucker to investigate. Although he's already working one assignment - tracking down teenager Dominic Lewis - Rucker agrees to take the case. Delving into Teddy's private life in search of a serial killer, he identifies a high-profile suspect. But when another body is discovered, Billy finds the finger of suspicion pointing at him...

Hold Back the Night - High summer, and the city is sweltering. Despite the heat, PI Billy Rucker is out pounding the streets, looking for a missing girl named Lucy Bonham. He suspects that Lucy and her friend Donna were mixed up in something nasty - but he has no idea of the full horrors he is about to uncover.

Adapted from Adam Baron's highly acclaimed crime novels, these dark, suspenseful detective dramas star David Morrissey, Danny Webb, Adjoa Andoh, Li Leng Au and Ioan Meredith.

Production credits Written by Adam Baron Dramatised by Doug Lucie Produced and directed by Janet Whitaker

Starring David Morrissey as Billy Rucker, Danny Webb as DI Gold, Adjoa Andoh/Li Leng Au as Sharon and Ioan Meredith as Inspector Clay

Shut Eye Sir Peter - Edward de Souza Alex - Matt Day Rollo - Declan Wilson Mrs Lewes - Rachel Atkins Secretary/Waitress - Gbemisola Ikumelo Charlotte - Caroline Langrishe Graham - Nicholas Woodeson Sal - Frances Jeater Dominic/Boy - Chris Moran Archie/PC - Damian Lynch Man - Harry Myers WPC/Kristen - Cherie Taylor-Battlste

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9-30 March 2004

Hold Back the Night Mrs Bonham - Cheryl Campbell Emma - Rachael Stirling Olly - Harry Myers Sal - Elizabeth Bell Nicky - Nicholas Boulton Sharon - Adjoa Andoh Juliet - Alison Pettitt George - Vincenzo Nicoli Albanian prostitute - Alex Tregear Steve - Martin Hyder Janet/Iris - Susan Jameson Mr Bonham - Hugh Dickson Dr Fursten - Stephen Hogan Lee - Peter Darney

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22 November-13 December 2005

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