It’s 1792. Revolutionary France is in the grip of a violent proletarian uprising and a British ruling class striving to prevent the same happening here.

James Purefoy stars as Sir Percy Blakeney in Jonathan Holloway's two-part adaptation of Baroness Orczy's classic tale, set in the French Revolution.

Holloway's political interpretation is brought to life by an ensemble cast including Sienna Guillory as Marguerite Blakeney and Enzo Cilenti as the spine-chilling revolutionary soldier, Henri Chauvelin.

Muscular acting, pungent words, threat and jeopardy replace the whimsy of other adaptations and are floated on a contemporary, filmic score written by Sarah Llewellyn, with sound design by Wilfredo Acosta.

Percy Blakeney................James Purefoy
Marguerite Blakeney.......Sienna Guillory
Andrew Ffoulkes.............Eric MacLennan
Henri Chauvelin..............Enzo Cilenti
Suzanne De Tournay.......Abby Wain
Captain Duroc................Graeme Rose
Citizen Brogard..............Mike Rogers
Barsad & Wilmot.............James Camp

Music composed by Sarah Llewellyn.
Adapted and directed by Jonathan Holloway
Producer: Sally Harrison

A Darling Woolyback Co-Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2017. Show less