The Great Pursuit

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The Great Pursuit: 3. Proposals

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3. Proposals

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Is literary agent Frederick Frensic getting out of his depth?

With arson and kidnapping in the air, is literary agent Frederick Frensic getting out of his depth? Stars Mark Heap. From 2005.

It all seemed so easy: a little mild deception to land a $20,000,000 publishing contract. 

Riots, arson, death and destruction weren't supposed to be part of the deal. 

Literary agent Frederick Frensic is starting to get out of his depth

Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire of the world of publishing.

Dramatised by Ryan Craig.

Frederick Frensic .... Mark Heap
Peter Piper ..... Adam Godley
Sonia Futtle .... Laurel Lefkow
Hutchmeyer .... John Guerrasio
Baby Hutchmeyer .... Sandra Dickinson
Cynthia Bogden …. Susan Jameson
Cadwalladine …. Hugh Dickson

Other parts played by:

Kerry Shale
Alex Tregear

Director: Toby Swift

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005.

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Mark Heap stars as literary agent Frederick Frensic in Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire.

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