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Radio 4 Extra,16 Dec 1991,90 mins

A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine

Available for 28 days

It's the year of the long, hot summer: 1976. Adam and some friends spend it in idyllic circumstances. But when the weather at last breaks, their lives are wrecked... A thriller written by Barbara Vine - alias Ruth Rendell – and winner of the Crime Writers’ Association ‘Golden Dagger’ for 1987. Starring Andrew Wincott. Dramatised by Michael Bakewell. Adam Verne Smith …. Andrew Wincott Rufus Fletcher …. Matthew Morgan Zosie …. Siriol Jenkins Shiva …. Tariq Alibai Vivien …. Mia Soteriou Mary Gage …. Alison Reid Anne …. Mary Chater Lili …. Rita Wolf Marigold …. Theresa Streatfield Alec Chipstead …. Terence Edmond Meg Chipstead/Mrs Beecham …. Joanna Wake WPC/Supermarket PA/Nurse/Radio Announcer …. Emma Fielding Inspector Winder …. Jonathan Adams Sgt Fuller …. Neil Roberts Lewis …. Tim Seely Beryl …. Ann Windsor Gardner/Porter/Antique Dealer …. Ronald Herdman Tatian/Pearson …. Steve Hodson Director: Jane Morgan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1991.

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