Mclevy Series 12

Brian Cox stars as the Edinburgh detective in 50 episodes of the BBC Radio 4 series.

Inspired by the real-life memoirs of a Victorian inspector in Scotland, James McLevy prowls the dark streets of 1860s Edinburgh bringing criminals to justice, with the assistance of sidekick Constable Mulholland.

Siobhán Redmond costars as Jean Brash and Michael Perceval-Maxwell as Mulholland in these full-cast dramatisations.

Commencing on BBC Radio 4 in 1999, McLevy continues to regularly appear in the Afternoon Play slot. The latest, Series 13, was broadcast in 2022.

Episode 1
A Matter of Balance
A circus visits Edinburgh and attempts to drum up business with a high-wire act stretching from the Scott Monument across Princes Street without a safety net. The circus crowds attract a gang of pickpockets. McLevy is on the case. Then the high-wire artiste, Maria Capaldi, receives a death threat.

McLevy..........................................................Brian Cox
Jean..................................................Siobhan Redmond
Mulholland..............................Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Roach.......................................................David Ashton
Ballantyne................................................Finlay McLean
Richard Cameron................................Alasdair Hankinson
Maria........................................................Anita Vettesse
Billy Sangster.........................................Steven McNicoll

Episode 2 44:06
A Man Of Honour
McLevy’s relations with Jean Brash turn frosty but he doesn’t understand why. Mulholland chases a knife assailant over the rooftops of Leith Harbour – but in the tussle the man falls to his death. A family friend holds the police responsible for his godson’s death and determines to kill Mulholland in a duel.

McLevy………………………………………………….Brian Cox
Jean………………………………..……….Siobhan Redmond
Mulholland……………....…….Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Roach………………………………..…………….David Ashton
Ballantyne..........................................Finlay McLean
Callum………………………….…………………Ron Donachie
Josie Spence………………………………….…Samuel Keefe
Sim Burnside………………………………….……Ben Clifford
Annie Mills………………………………………Charlene Boyd

Episode 3 1:27:48
He Who Waits
McLevy is pining for decent coffee and Jean Brash’s company - but he’s out of favour with her and with Chief Constable Craddock. Meanwhile, the opening of the new docks in Leith promises an era of prosperity – but, as the bigwigs arrive for the grand opening, saboteurs plot to disrupt the celebrations.

McLevy………………………………………………….Brian Cox
Jean………………………………..……….Siobhan Redmond
Mulholland……………….....….Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Roach………………………………..…………….David Ashton
Hannah…………………………………………….Colette O’Neil
Craddock……………………………………………..Paul Young
Lady Jane…………………………………………Melody Grove
Louis Smith……………………………………Grant O’Rourke
Spencer……………………………………….……..Kenny Blyth
Lord Holland……………………………..….Jimmy Chisholm
Seth Brandon………………………….….Simon Donaldson
Cathy Brandon……………………….………..Helen Mackay

Episode 4 2:11:32
The Last Goodbye
A saboteur at the docks has been shot in the back and McLevy is under suspicion. In disgrace with his superiors and feeling disowned by a still-disapproving Jean, he presses on with his investigation – but, after the opening of the new docks, nothing will ever be the same again for McLevy, Jean, Mulholland and Roach.

McLevy………………………………………………….Brian Cox
Jean………………………………..……….Siobhan Redmond
Mulholland…………….....…….Michael Perceval-Maxwell
Roach………………………………..…………….David Ashton
Hannah…………………………………………….Colette O’Neil
Craddock……………………………………………..Paul Young
Lady Jane…………………………………………Melody Grove
Louis Smith……………………………………Grant O’Rourke
Lord Holland……………………………...…Jimmy Chisholm

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