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Saturday-Night Theatre: The Ghost Writer

on BBC Radio 4 FM

from the novel by Diana Carter dramatised by Geoffrey M. Matthews with Elizabeth Spriggs, Nigel Stock, Robert Eddison, John Turner, John Howe and Frances Jeater
Seven years ago, a successful thriller writer died under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly his wife discovers an unpublished novel. Did he write it, or was it 'ghosted' by someone else? His secretary claims to have written it under direct instructions from the dead writer. His agent decides to Investigate.
(Repeated: Mon 3.2 pm)

Contributors

From the novel by:
Diana Carter
Dramatised by:
Geoffrey M. Matthews
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Richard Pullen:
John Rowe
Lionel Somerton:
Robert Eddison
John Forbes:
Simon Hewitt
Peter:
Jill Lidstone
Andrea:
Frances Jeater
Queenle:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Strachey:
Nigel Stock
Mr Jupp:
John Turner
Ada:
Katherine Parr

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