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Three Beds in Manhattan

Episode 2 of 3

It is 1946, and Francois, a well-known French actor, is adrift in New York escaping a scandal, when he meets enigmatic divorcee Kay.

The second of three new dramatisations by Ronald Frame of stories by Georges Simenon.

When he wasn't writing Maigret, Georges Simenon produced a huge body of novels, often tough, gripping and psychologically-penetrating dissections of lives confounded by fate. In The Other Simenon we explore three more of his intriguing tales.

In Three Beds in Manhattan a French actor, in New York to get over a scandal, meets a divorcee in a bar. They spend the night together and find it hard to separate. Roaming the Manhattan streets, hitting its late-night dives, Francois and Kay struggle to understand what it is that has brought them together. Will their relationship endure?

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 6 Jun 2014 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Francois Michael Maloney
Kay Clare Corbett
Laugier David Seddon
Hourvitch Dan Starkey
Director David Neville
Producer David Neville
Adaptor Ronald Frame
Author Georges Simenon

Broadcast

  • Fri 6 Jun 2014 14:15

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