Daunt And Dervish. Image shows from L to R: Josephine Daunt (Anna Massey), Susan Dervish (Frances Barber). Copyright: BBC
Daunt And Dervish
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2003 - 2009
- 20 episodes (4 series)
Radio comedy thriller. After the Second World War ends, former spies Josephine Daunt and Susan Dervish decide to setup a detective agency. Stars Anna Massey, Imelda Staunton, Frances Barber, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Bill Paterson and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - After The Ball Is Over
In the first of five period comedy thrillers to be broadcast over this week, we discover how two women who worked in their different ways in the Ministry of Defence during the Second World War, resolve their feelings of uselessness by setting up a detective agency.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 17th November 2003
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Anna Massey | Josephine Daunt |
| Imelda Staunton | Susan Dervish |
| Bill Paterson | Bill Mackie |
| Kate Buffery | Elizabeth Vavasseur |
| Rupert Vansittart | James Vavasseur |
| Ben Crowe | Charles |
| Beth Chalmers | Daisy |
| Andrew Harrison | Ensemble Actor |
| Stephen Critchlow | Ensemble Actor |
| Guy Meredith | Writer |
| Cherry Cookson | Director |