''Dark Shadows: London's Burning'' is a

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original dramatic reading based on the long-running American horror

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Plot

London, 1906:

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investigates how music hall star Rosie Faye is connected to a series of cases of

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Cast

* Quentin Collins –

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*Rosie Faye –

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External links

''Dark Shadows - London's Burning''
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