Episode 4
Serena is given her first real mission for the service, but just as she is promoted, her friend Shirley is sacked and tells her she is being watched. Read by Amelia Bullmore.
Ian McEwan's novel of love and deception set in MI5 during the early 1970s, read by Amelia Bullmore.
Episode 4: Serena is given her first real mission for the Service; its codename is Sweet Tooth. Just as she's promoted, her friend Shirley is sacked - and she tells Serena she's being watched too.
Abridged and produced by Christine Hall.
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Thu 6 Sep 201222:45BBC Radio 4- Thu 27 Jul 201714:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 28 Jul 201702:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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