The Pursued
1935, Peckham: Revenge becomes an obsession for an elderly lady when her daughter is found dead. Starring Sophie Thompson.
1935: When Marjorie finds Dorothy, her pretty young sister, lying dead with her head in the oven, the obvious assumption is suicide.
But the girl's mother, Mrs Clair, a tough-minded woman is not convinced. She believes that Dorothy was murdered by Marjorie's cheating husband Ted.
Unable to prove her theory, Mrs Clair begins to cook up a secret, terrible revenge...
One of three seminal psychological thrillers by CS Forester - dramatised by Paul Mendelson.
Most famous for his Hornblower series, CS Forester wrote these thrillers at the start of his career taking crime writing in a new direction, portraying ordinary, desperate people committing monstrous acts, and showing events spiralling terribly, chillingly, out of control.
Music composed by Gary C. Newman
Clarinet: Samantha Baldwin
Director: David Ian Neville
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Greg Wise |
| Marjorie | Sophie Thompson |
| Ted | Ben Crowe |
| Mrs Claire | Tessa Peake-Jones |
| George Ely | Richard Lumsden |
| Sergeant Hale | Carl Prekopp |
| Derrick | Charlie Abbit |
| Dot | Cassie Layton |
| Director | David Neville |
| Producer | David Neville |
| Adaptor | Paul Mendelson |
| Author | CS Forester |
Broadcasts
Sat 19 Apr 201414:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 8 Mar 201910:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 8 Mar 201915:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 9 Mar 201903:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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