C. S. Forester's London Noir

A BBC Radio adaptation by Paul Mendelson of three thrillers by C. S. Forester portraying ordinary, desperate people committing monstrous acts and events spiraling terribly, chillingly, out of control.

Narrator ... Greg Wise

1. Payment Deferred 00:00
In 1926, William Marble, a bank clerk living in South London with his wife Annie and their two children, is desperately worried about money and in grave danger of losing his house and job when an unexpected visit by a young relative with an inheritance tempts him to commit a heinous crime.

William ... Sam Dale
Annie ... Rebecca Lacey
Madame Collins ... Teresa Gallagher
Jim Medford ... Nick Underwood
Mr. Saunders ... David Thorpe
John ... Sam Cummings
Winnie ... Emily Dolbear
Directed by David Neville

2. Plain Murder 56:55
In 1928 London, Morris, Oldroyd and Reddy, employees at an advertising firm, have been caught taking bribes, and one of their colleagues is threatening to blow the whistle on them. This would mean instant dismissal, and in a time of severe unemployment their future prospects look bleak indeed ... until Morris, a menacing bully, offers them a way out - a perfect murder, cleverly disguised as a tragic accident. But is there such a thing as a perfect murder?

Charles Morris ... Bryan Dick
Campbell ... Crawford Logan
Oldroyd ... David Seddon
Reddy/Harrison ... David Holt
Mary ... Susie Riddell
Flora ... Cassie Layton
Molly... Imogen Barnes
Directed by David Neville

3. The Pursued 1:52:44
In 1935 Peckham, Marjorie finds her pretty young sister Dorothy dead with her head in the oven. It's an obvious suicide, but Mrs. Claire, their tough-minded mother, isn't convinced; she believes that Marjorie was murdered by her cheating husband husband Ted. Unable to prove her theory, Mrs. Claire begins to cook up a secret, terrible revenge ...

Mrs. Claire ... Tessa Peake-Jones
Marjorie ... Sophie Thompson
Ted ... Ben Crowe
George Ely ... Richard Lumsden
Sergeant Hale ... Carl Prekopp
Derrick ... Charlie Abbit
Dot ... Cassie Layton
Directed by David Neville

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 5 - 19 April 2014

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