The Little Sister
Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe.
A small, neat girl walks into Philip Marlowe's office. Orfamay Quest is looking for her brother Orrin. She gives Marlowe twenty dollars and lots of moral disapproval. Marlowe takes the case and finds himself drawn into the glamorous world of the Hollywood film studios. Toby Stephens plays Philip Marlowe in a landmark series bringing all Raymond Chandler's Marlowe novels to Radio 4.
Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt
Directed by Claire Grove
This series brings all the Philip Marlowe novels to Radio 4's Saturday Play. The Big Sleep 1939, Farewell My Lovely 1940, The High Window 1942, The Lady in the Lake 1943, The Little Sister 1949 and The Long Goodbye 1953, and two lesser known novels, Playback 1958 and Poodle Springs, unfinished at the time of his death in 1959.
Toby Stephens is best known for playing megavillain Gustav Graves in the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002) and Edward Fairfax Rochester in the 大象传媒 television adaptation of Jane Eyre (2006). In autumn 2010 Toby starred as a detective in Vexed, a three-part comedic television series for 大象传媒 Two. He also made his debut at the National Theatre as George Danton in Danton's Death.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Philip Marlowe | Toby Stephens |
Oramay Quest | Kelly Burke |
Mavis | Fenella Woolgar |
Clausen | Peter Polycarpou |
Dolores | Ginita Jimenez |
Lagardie | John Guerrasio |
Lagardie | Jonathan Forbes |
Director | Claire Grove |
Adaptor | Stephen Wyatt |
Author | Raymond Chandler |
Broadcasts
- Sat 15 Oct 2011 14:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 24 May 2014 14:30大象传媒 Radio 4
- Sat 17 Sep 2016 06:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 17 Sep 2016 16:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 18 Sep 2016 04:00大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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