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Stone: The Complete Series 1-4

Stone: The Complete Series 1-4

17 BBC Radio 4 full-cast crime dramas

Summary

Seventeen stories from the gritty crime series created by Danny Brocklehurst, starring Hugo Speer as Manchester detective John Stone.

This collection brings together Series 1 to 4 of this intelligent detective drama, tackling morally ambiguous, complex and challenging subjects. DCI Stone and his team investigate a series of brutal murders and missing person cases, among other grisly crimes.

Starring Hugo Speer as DCI John Stone, Craig Cheetham as DI Mike Tanner and Deborah McAndrew as DS Sue Kelly.

Directed by Nadia Molinari, Stefan Escreet, Charlotte Riches and Pauline Harris.

Episode guide:

Mary Shane by Danny Brocklehurst: Stone is investigating the high profile case of a missing teenage girl, when 80-year-old Mary Shane confesses to murdering three people 60 years earlier.

The Ties that Bind by Damian Wayling: A body dredged up from a lake implicates an ex-police officer and a respected headteacher.

Dead Fishes by Chloe Moss: A young man with Down's Syndrome admits to killing his mother.

God’s Witness by Danny Brocklehurst: A woman witnesses the murder of a young boy by a notorious gang.

The Deserved Dead by Danny Brocklehurst: Stone and his team investigate the brutal murder of a known sex offender.

Collateral Damage by Martin Jameson: Stone investigates the death of Gary Taylor, a veteran of the Iraq War suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

The Bridge by Cath Staincliffe: When university student Matt falls to his death from a railway bridge, Stone and his team embark on a murder investigation.

The Night by James Rye: Stone investigates the sexual assault of the wife of one of his team, and uncovers a dark secret.

Sleep Tight by Cath Staincliffe: Two-year-old Brianna disappears one night from her family home.

Demons by Martin Jameson: A young man, Emir, is fatally stabbed in a Manchester street in front of his twin brother, Jamal.

Taken by Richard Monks: A man of Polish descent is attacked in the lead up to local elections.

One of Our Own by Danny Brocklehurst: A fellow police officer is found critically injured on the notorious Marinduque Estate.

Something to Do by Martin Jameson: A young boy is discovered badly injured and left for dead.

Blood by Vivienne Harvey: DCI Stone gets in the ring to investigate the murder of a promising young thai kick boxer.

Heart of Darkness by Gurpreet Bhatti: A schoolgirl's body is found in a park in the poor part of town.

Mother Love by Richard Monks: Jean fights to defend her son Matthew after he is arrested for downloading child pornography.

About the authors

Danny Brocklehurst

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Contributors include:

Ben Acker and Ben Blacker - Renee Ahdieh - Tom Angleberger - Meg Cabot - Rae Carson - Zoraida Cordova - Delilah S. Dawson - Paul Dini - Alexander Freed - Jason Fry - Christie Golden - Claudia Gray - E. K. Johnston and Ashley Eckstein - Paul Kemp - Mur Lafferty - Ken Liu - Griffin McElroy - John Jackson Miller - Nnedi Okorafor - Daniel Jose Older - Mallory Ortberg - Madeleine Roux - Gary D. Schmidt - Cavan Scott - Sabaa Tahir - Glen Weldon - Chuck Wendig - Gary Whitta - And more!
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