Episode 1
Molly McGrann's novel about the discovery of a dead man's double life and its dark secrets. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Susan Jameson.
On a sweltering July day, three people are found dead in a dilapidated house in London's elegant Primrose Hill. Reading the story in a newspaper as she prepares to leave the country, Marie Gillies has an unshakeable feeling that she is somehow to blame.
How did these three people come to live together, and how did they all die at once? The truth lies in a very different England, in the double life of Marie's father Arthur, and in the secret world of the ladies of the house...
Read by Susan Jameson
Written by Molly McGrann
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron
Theme music:
Track 16, "Patterns"
CD: Human Behaviour
Label: BBC Production Music BBCPM029.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Susan Jameson |
| Author | Molly McGrann |
| Abridger | Robin Brooks |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
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- Mon 30 Mar 201522:45BBC Radio 4
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