Saturday Play - Murder in Samarkand

David Hare's witty portrait of an unlikely hero, based on the memoir by Craig Murray. Craig is proud to be sent as Ambassador to Uzbekistan, eager to work hard and also eager for fun. The combination takes him on a dangerous course both professionally and personally, and the stakes couldn't be higher. Craig Murray ...... David Tennant Bax/Safayev ...... Jonathan Coy Dill/French Ambassador ...... Richard Cordery Foreign Secretary/Uzbek Judge ...... Simon Chandler Prosecutor/Fazilov ...... Ian Gelder Roy/Avazov ...... John Hollingworth US Ambassador/Karimov ...... Paul Jesson Dr Ableman/Uzbek Uncle ...... Bruce Myers Angela ...... Flora Montgomery Dilobar ...... Nadira Murray Emily ...... Clara Neather Nadira ...... Jemima Rooper Serena/Kristina ...... Lucy Robinson Ivo Sanderson/Quest ...... Malcolm Sinclair Procurator ...... Sirojiddin Tolibov Fiona ...... Lia Williams Piano by Michael Webborn Produced by Ann Scott Directed by Clive Brill A Greenpoint production for BBC Radio 4.