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Call for the Dead (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Anna Chancellor
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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Summary
This dramatisation, set in London in the late 1950s, finds Smiley engaged in the humdrum job of security vetting. But when a Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide after an apparently unproblematic interview, Smiley is baffled. Refusing to believe that Fennan shot himself soon after making a cup of cocoa and asking the exchange to telephone him in the morning, Smiley decides to investigate - only to uncover a murderous conspiracy with its roots in his own secret wartime past.
Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley, and with a distinguished cast including Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, and Anna Chancellor, this tense, thrilling dramatisation perfectly captures the atmosphere of le Carré's masterful début novel.
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- JC Ruz
- 10-09-19
Amazing, chilling
A truly skilled rendition with really talented actors of an incredible spycraft novel by the timeless John LeCarre
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Thomas Broom
- 13-07-09
Brilliant
A great adaptation of a great story. Perfectly casted. If you have read any Le Carre or seen the television series with Alec Guinness you would do well to give this a listen.
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- Matthew Ogiorumua
- 06-09-23
mesmerising
an unmissable radio experience that takes you through the world of cold War espionage in fantastic fashion and intrigue. dramatised radio at its very best.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-03-18
warning: this is not the unabridged novel
this is not the unabridged novel, it is an abridged audio dramatisation. Bit misleading, really.
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- Andyjn
- 21-01-16
Very good
This is an excellent bbc drama. The cast is good. And the story is entertaining.
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