McLevy in the New World (Series 2) - 'Fate Takes A Hand'

Drama of the Week

BBC

Drama, Fiction

3.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

1/2. Fate Takes A Hand. By David Ashton. Starring Brian Cox. San Francisco, 1849. At the height of the California Gold Rush, McLevy sets himself up as a private investigator hoping for a rich client. But his first case turns out to be less than lucrative – a poor black cook accused of murdering his wealthy white employer.

MCLEVY ..... Brian Cox JEAN ..... Siobhán Redmond GEORGE TAYLOR ..... Bryan Dick ISAAC ..... Ben Onwukwe SARAH ..... Ayesha Antoine HENRIETTA ..... Nicole Ansari PIERCE ..... Sandy Grierson MALACHI FALLON ..... Forbes Masson SAM BARTON ..... Gerard McDermott Other parts played by the cast. Producer/Director: Bruce Young

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and maybe it's when I had a hand in.
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0:34.0	This is Drama of the Week. McLeavy in the New World by David Ashton.
0:47.0	Episode 1, Fate takes a hand.
0:55.0	Oh Lord, that demon drink be the death of me.
1:07.0	How long about me?
1:11.0	How long about been here?
1:13.0	Oh, oh, wait, now, this ain't the kitchen.
1:17.0	Wait, now, this ain't the kitchen?
1:26.0	You've killed him.
1:27.0	My poor husband, husband, behind you.
1:35.0	Oh, Lord.
1:42.0	He ain't breathing.
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