Episode 42
Death of a Policeman (pt1)
Death of a Policeman (pt1)
Season: 5 Episode: 42
The murder that had shaken the city in April 1869 was no domestic one - common as they were in those times. In fact, if the victim had not been a policeman, it would have been forgotten long ago. PC 273, Richard Hill, a young Bristol constable who had died in the line of duty. What led up to this senseless assault, committed by a half-drunk youth?
CAST
Mr. H. S. Wadborough - Marcus KP
Joseph Thrush - David Brinley Jones
William Thomas Curtis - Steve Sheperd
William Henry Davis - Joe Wilson
George Cole - Steve Yeo
Mary Ann Osborne - Sam Roberts
THIS PODCAST
This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England.
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SOURCES
Bristol Daily Post - Tuesday 27 April 1869
Bristol Mercury - Saturday 01 May 1869
Western Daily Press - Tuesday 04 May 1869
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