Three Beds in Manhattan
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?
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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 201414:15BBC Radio 4
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