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The Dead Hour from the 2006 novel by Denise Mina(sequel to the 2005 novel 'The Field of Blood')Dramatised by Chris DolanProducer: Bruce Young Broadcast Monday 19 to Friday 30 October 2009 (Woman's Hour Drama) 160/44; 153 MB total; sound quality excellentGlasgow, 1984. In the middle of the night, plucky young journalist Paddy Meehan and her driver, Billy, chase ambulances and police cars, hoping for a story. One fateful police call takes them to the house of a lawyer in one of Glasgow's most exclusive suburbs where a domestic disturbance has been reported. Next day, the lawyer, Vhari Burnett is found dead. The police are quick to pin the crime on an apparent suicide who knew the victim. Driven by her nose for a story, Paddy's investigation leads her into a world of violence and corruption. Paddy Meehan .................................... Amy MansonBilly ........................................ Stevie Hannan Neilson .................................... Simon Donaldson Trisha .......................................... Cara Kelly Gourlay ...................................... Laurie Ventry Sean .................................... Paul Thomas Hickey JT ........................................... Finlay McLean Kate ..................................... Patricia Kavanagh Sullivan ...................................... Andrew Clark Burns ....................................... Grant O'Rourke Ramage ...................................... Mark McDonnell Lafferty .................................... Stewart Porter Knox .......................................... Andrew Byatt Bernie ...................................... Richard Conlon