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Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 1: The Big Sleep

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

4 Extra Debut. Raymond Chandler's trouble-seeking private eye gets entangled in the rich Sternwood family's tribulations. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Vivien Sternwood:
Kelly Burke
Agnes Lozelle:
Barbara Barnes
Carmen Sternwood:
Leah Brotherhead
Joe Brody:
Sam Dale
General Sternwood:
Sean Baker
Lash Canino:
Iain Batchelor
Eddie Mars:
Henry Devas
Cronjager:
Jude Akuwudike
Director:
Claire Grove
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 2: The Lady in the Lake

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Wealthy businessman Derace Kingsley hires Marlowe to find his estranged wife Crystal, fearing she may be embroiled in a scandal. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Derace Kingsley:
Sam Dale
Bill Chess:
Nathan Osgood
Adrienne:
Claire Harry
Sheriff Patton:
Sean Baker
Director:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 3: Classic Chandler - Farewell My Lovely

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for over a year

Philip Marlowe follows a curious trail to assist a newly-released convict hunting for his old sweetheart. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Moose Malloy:
Richard Ridings
Mrs Grayle:
Madeleine Potter
Morrison:
Pat Starr
Amthor:
Sean Baker
Jessie Florian:
Joanna Monro
Galbraith:
Lloyd Thomas
Ann Riordan:
Claire Harry
Sonderborg:
Adeel Akhtar
Laird Brunette:
Sam Dale
Second Planting:
Sam Dale
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks
Director:
Mary Peate

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 4: Classic Chandler - Playback

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Marlowe is hired to tail a woman without knowing why, but it seems he is not the only one on the trail. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Betty Mayfield:
Sarah Goldberg
Larry Mitchell:
Iain Batchelor
Clyde Umney:
Sean Baker
Clark Brandon:
John Guerrasio
Goble:
Sam Dale
Producer:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 6: The High Window

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Mrs Murdoch:
Judy Parfitt
Merle Davis:
Jessica Raine
Leslie Murdoch:
Patrick Kennedy
Detective Breeze:
Joe Montana
Alex Nash:
Stuart Milligan
Linda Conquest:
Susie Riddell
Elisha Morningstar:
Peter Polycarpou
Apartment Manager:
Gerard McDermott
Lou Vannier:
Carl Prekopp
Lois Nash:
Alex Tregear
George Philips:
James Lailey
Mr Shaw:
Sean Baker
Delmar Hench:
Alun Raglan
Abridger:
Robin Brooks
Producer:
Claire Grove

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 7: The Little Sister

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Toby Stephens is Raymond Chandler's fast-talking private eye Philip Marlowe. Show more

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

During a routine house call to renew a car insurance plan, salesman Walter Neff meets the sultry Phyllis Dietrichson, and together, they hatch a plan to get rid of her husband. Show more

Contributors

Mr Jackson:
Porter Hall
Walter Neff:
Fred MacMurray
Mr Dietrichson:
Tom Powers
Phyllis Dietrichson:
Barbara Stanwyck
Lola Dietrichson:
Jean Heather
Barton Keyes:
Edward G Robinson
Director:
Billy Wilder

Formats

Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 10 months

LA detective Philip Marlowe is hired to deal with a series of debts incurred by a general's daughter. But as Marlowe gets deeper, he finds himself at the centre of a story of murder and blackmail. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Humphrey Bogart
Vivian Rutledge:
Lauren Bacall
Eddie Mars:
John Ridgely
Carmen Sternwood:
Martha Vickers
Acme Book Shop Proprietess:
Dorothy Malone
Bernie Ohls:
Regis Toomey
Mona Mars:
Peggy Knudsen
Director:
Howard Hawks

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 8: Poodle Springs

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Post-honeymoon, life as a kept man wears thin for Marlowe who cannot resist when he is given a case to solve. Stars Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Linda Marlowe:
Lorelei King
Muffy Valentine:
Laurel Lefkow
Manny Lipshultz:
Peter Polycarpou
Angel Victor:
Sasha Pick
Bernie Ohls:
Gerard McDermott
Film Director:
James Lailey
Eddie Garcia:
Alun Raglan
Clayton Blackstone:
Sean Baker
Leonard:
Carl Prekopp
Turn Key:
Simon Bubb
Producer:
Claire Grove
Adaptor:
Robin Brooks

Saturday Drama

Classic Chandler

Episode 5: Classic Chandler - The Long Goodbye

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Marlowe forges an uneasy friendship with a drunk who then shows up late one night asking for a favour. Starring Toby Stephens. Show more

Contributors

Philip Marlowe:
Toby Stephens
Terry Lennox:
Trevor White
Eileen Wade:
Saskia Reeves
Roger Wade:
Peter Polycarpou
Howard Spencer:
James Lailey
Menendez:
Alun Raglan
Director:
Claire Grove
Abridger:
Stephen Wyatt