The Martin Beck Stories
10 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations
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Narrated by:
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Neil Pearson
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full cast
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Steven Mackintosh
About this listen
The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as some of the most influential detective novels ever written. Written by Swedish husband and wife team Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö between 1965 and 1975, the 10-book series set a gold standard for all subsequent Scandinavian crime fiction. Long before Kurt Wallander or Harry Hole, Beck was the original flawed policeman, working with a motley collection of colleagues to uncover the cruelty and injustice lurking beneath the surface of Sweden's seemingly liberal, democratic society.
This complete collection includes:
- Roseanna (1965) - translated by Lois Roth and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth.
- The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1966) - translated by Joan Tate and dramatised by Katie Hims.
- The Man on the Balcony (1967) - translated by Alan Blair and dramatised by Katie Hims.
- The Laughing Policeman (1968) - translated by Alan Blair and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth.
- The Fire Engine That Disappeared (1969) - translated by Joan Tate and dramatised by Katie Hims.
- Murder at the Savoy (1970) - translated by Amy and Ken Knoespel and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth.
- The Abominable Man (1971) - translated by Thomas Teal and dramatised by Katie Hims.
- The Locked Room (1972) - translated by Alan Blair and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth.
- Cop Killer (1974) - translated by Thomas Teal and dramatised by Jennifer Howarth.
- The Terrorists (1975) - translated by Joan Tate and dramatised by Katie Hims.
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- Sacha100
- 01-01-18
The Martin Beck Stories
Excellent BBC production of these stories. Well worth diving in and swimming in another world for a while.
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- Julie
- 14-02-20
Outstanding Swedish police drama
Absolutely loved Katie Him's masterful adaptations brilliantly acted by the cast. Sorry when it finished.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-01-20
amazing
I enjoyed the ten stories so much. great writing, great storytelling, great characters and a brilliant BBC radio adaptation. strongly recommended
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- magpie
- 30-08-20
Wish there were more!
I loved each story so much but especially the last one- The Terrorists, where my heart was in my mouth...( but thinking about it, that was also the case for the Man on the Balcony where my heart was in my mouth). I've actually listened to them a second time and I still find details in the plays that keep me interested.
The casting is brilliant and the voices of the main detectives are very recognisable. The acting is spot on and the way the plays are presented with 2 narrators and the atmospheric music - it's a real treat.
I cannot praise these plays enough. There is suspense, a dry humour and a humanity. I thoroughly enjoyed the stories and the way they were told. Just wish there had been more books written.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-01-19
amazing collection
amazing collection of stories great acting listen to them lots of times one of my favs
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- Jk
- 28-09-19
Great stories
These are wonderful stories set in the late sixties, early seventies in Sweden.
The performances are wonderfully understated and not too many annoying sound effects.
The stories are good and not too predictable. The characters develop and change as the stories move forward.
The plots move forward quite quickly so attention is needed, which is great and I enjoyed stories that didn’t turn on the ‘magic wands’ of forensics and mobile phones, for a change.
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- EVA
- 11-01-20
Marvellous
Loved every episode.
Great acting and a marvellous cast.
Will look for more episodes and stories
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- Una Crotty-Joyce
- 27-09-23
Excellent listen
Really great stories, presented in a chapter format with a full cast performance and voiced narrative.
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- Katie Pybus
- 12-04-18
Perfect
Glorious narrative, wonderful contemporary stories, delicious evolution of characters. Almost better than my usual bbc4 Saturday 9pm Scandinavian Noir. Usually audible is my background to cooking and laundry but there were moments this demanded my full attention.
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- Mark-B-
- 13-12-18
Bad endings
Overall I really enjoyed this but a nunber of the stories have very abrupt and unsatisfactory endings. The performance is great and the characters. The final story is by far the best
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