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has glosseng: High Table, Lower Orders is a BBC Radio 4 comedy-drama murder mystery written by the late Mark Tavener and set in a fictional Cambridge college in crisis. The first series was broadcast in six episodes from 18 February 2005, and the second series was broadcast 7 April – 12 May 2006. Its title refers to the custom of High Table and the murder and skullduggery that occurs in the series. Plot outline Series 1 Peter Devanti, a notorious TV populariser of history, dies after being the colleges guest at High Table. The apparent cause is eating nuts despite a known allergy. However the colleges Master suspects foul play. He invites Simon Harrison, a formerly brilliant student who is condemned to work in the Health and Safety Executive, to investigate the death. The plot thickens as the Master himself dies, and the various fellows, including the Machiavellian Gilbert, compete to be his replacement. Meanwhile the list of people who might have wanted Peter Devanti dead keeps growing.
lexicalizationeng: High Table, Lower Orders
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