Raymond Chandler

The complete collection of landmark BBC Radio dramas of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe mysteries. Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and world-weary, hardboiled yet honourable. This volume includes all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime nove [...]
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The complete collection of landmark BBC Radio dramas of Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe mysteries. Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and world-weary, hardboiled yet honourable. This volume includes all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime novels featuring his iconic hero. The Big Sleep Marlowe is consulted by a wealthy family man with two big problems: his children. Farewell My Lovely - Marlowe's search for an ex-con's ex-girlfriend leads him into danger. The High Window - When rare gold coin is stolen from her collection, Mrs Murdoch hires Philip Marlowe to find it. The Lady in the Lake - Businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal. The Little Sister - Commissioned to find Orfamay Quest's missing brother, Marlowe is drawn into the glamorous film world of Hollywood. The Long Goodbye - Marlowe befriends a drunk named Terry Lennox, but comes to regret doing him a favour. Playback - Hired to follow the mysterious Betty Mayfield, Marlowe soon finds that he is being tailed too...Poodle Springs - Newly-married Marlowe puts his bride aside to look for a gambler on the run.Starring Toby Stephens as Philip Marlowe, these stylish, suspenseful dramatisations - full of witty, ironic dialogue and colourful characters - bring the beautiful, corrupt world of California in the '40s and '50s to luminous life. Duration: 11 hours approx.