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Saturday Drama: Classic Chandler

Toby Stephens

Judy Parfitt

Jessica Raine

Patrick Kennedy

Joe Montana

Stuart Milligan

Susie Riddell

Peter Polycarpou

Gerard McDermott

Carl Prekopp

Alex Tregear

James Lailey

Sean Baker

Alun Raglan

Simon Bubb

Raymond Chandler

Robin Brooks

Sasha Yevtushenko

Claire Grove

Saturday Drama: Classic Chandler: Episode 6: The High Window

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Classic Chandler

Episode 6

Episode 6: The High Window

The High Window

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Classic Chandler, The High Window

When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it.

When a rare gold coin is stolen, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it. But he is soon caught in the crossfire of a family at war with itself. Stars Toby Stephens.

By Raymond Chandler
Dramatised by Robin Brooks

When rare gold coin is stolen from her collection, Mrs Murdoch hires private eye Philip Marlowe to find it. The tough matriarch is convinced about the identity of the thief, but Marlowe's own enquiries lead him elsewhere. He's soon caught in the crossfire of a family at war with itself. 

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko
Produced by Claire Grove

This series brings all the Philip Marlowe novels to Radio 4's Saturday Play. The Big Sleep 1939, Farewell My Lovely 1940, The High Window 1942, The Lady in the Lake 1943, The Little Sister 1949 and The Long Goodbye 1953, and two lesser known novels, Playback 1958 and Poodle Springs, unfinished at the time of his death in 1959. 

Toby Stephens is best known for playing megavillain Gustav Graves in the James Bond film Die Another Day (2002) and Edward Fairfax Rochester in the BBC television adaptation of Jane Eyre (2006). In autumn 2010 Toby starred as a detective in Vexed, a three-part comedic television series for BBC Two. He also made his debut at the National Theatre as George Danton in Danton's Death.

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Toby Stephens plays Philip Marlowe in a landmark Radio 4 series of Raymond Chandler novels

Toby Stephens plays Philip Marlowe in a landmark series that brings all Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking Philip Marlowe novels to Radio 4

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