V. I. W A R S H A W S K Y O N T H E R A D I O
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1992 - 1993
First Show: 05 May, 1992 Last Show: 23 Jan, 1997
Number Shows: 18 Audition Show: none
Description:
V.I. Warshawsky, a detective from the pen of Sara Paretsky, is
featured in nine novels and numerous short stories to date. Of these
novels, three, "Deadlock", "Killing Orders" and "Bitter Medicine" have
been adapted for radio by the BBC.
V.I. Warshawski is a female detective in modern day Chicago, assisted
only by a part-time assistant Mary Louise Neely, a former Chicage cop.
Victoria, or Vic, is stubborn, loyal, and won't say no to a dare; the
kind of characterists that lead to trouble. Not that Vic can't handle
trouble.
The novels were adapted for radio in the early 1990's and stared
Kathleen Turner as Warshawsky in "Killing Orders" and "Deadlock".
She later played V.I. Warsharsky in the movie "V.I. Warsharsky", based
on the novel "Indemnity Only", the first V.I. Warsharsky novel. In
"Bitter Medicine" the lead was played by Sharon Gless. The producer
for all three mini-series was Janet Witaker. Michelene Wandor was
adapter for all three.
Each mini-series aired on BBC Radio 4, in stereo, each in six 30-
minute episodes.
"Killing Orders" was broadcast on Thursdays at 11:00 PM GMT. The
series was repeated from 5 May, 1992 to 9 June, 1992, Tuesdays, at
6:30 PM GMT.
"Deadlock" was broadcast Thursdays at 6:30 PM GMT. It was again
heard from 2 October, 1993 through 6 November, 1993 at 11:30 PM GMT.
"Bitter Medicine" was broadcast Thrusdays at 11:00 PM GMT.
Chronological Log:
Date Day Num Ep Title
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......... KILLING ORDERS ........
Star: Kathlene Turner
Guest: Martin Shaw
07 Nov, 1991 Thu 1 1 "Remembrance Of Things Past"
14 Nov, 1991 Thu 2 2 "Forging Ahead"
21 Nov, 1991 Thu 3 3 "Acid Test"
28 Nov, 1991 Thu 4 4 "The fire Next Time"
05 Dec, 1991 Thu 5 5 "Dinner Date"
12 Dec, 1991 Thu 6 6 "No One Is Lucky Forever"
........... DEADLOCK ............
Star: Kathlene Turner
Guests: Eleanor Bron,
James Aunery,
Kerry Shale
28 Jan, 1993 Thu 7 1 "A Heros Death"
04 Feb, 1993 Thu 8 2 "Down The Hatches"
11 Feb, 1993 Thu 9 3 "Bedtime Stories"
18 Feb, 1993 Thu 10 4 "Deadlock"
25 Feb, 1993 Thu 11 5 "Pavane For A Dead Hockey Player"
04 Mar, 1993 Thu 12 6 "The Long Goodbye"
........ BITTER MEDICINE ........
Star: Sharon Gless
19 Dec, 1996 Thu 13 1 episode title not known
26 Dec, 1996 Thu 14 2 episode title not known
02 Jan, 1997 Thu 15 3 episode title not known
09 Jan, 1997 Thu 16 4 episode title not known
16 Jan, 1997 Thu 17 5 episode title not known
23 Jan, 1997 Thu 18 6 episode title not known
Reader Feedback:
* Gary Marsa sent information he found in either The London Times
or The London Sunday Times. This included corrected broadcast
dates, broadcast times, repeat show dates and times and guest star
names for the first two series. He also provided information about
the third series, which was not covered by the original log.
Last Update: May 20, 2004
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