TX BBC Radio 4 19th April, two x 57’
‘I’m Perry’s girl.’
‘Oh I don’t think you’re anyone’s girl, Miss Armstrong’.
It’s 1950. Juliet Armstrong is desperate to find who left her a threatening note, and which of her wartime crimes – when she worked for MI5 – is being avenged. Now a producer in BBC Schools, it’s clear she hasn’t fully moved on from her work with the intelligence services.
Kate Atkinson’s book is a witty and exciting blend of politics, espionage and personal identity, alternating between Juliet’s wartime experiences and her post-war life in the corridors of Broadcasting House.
Cast
Juliet ….. Phoebe Pryce
Clarissa, Daisy ….. Cecilia Appiah
Victor, Resident, Merton, Pavel ….. Hasan Dixon
Dolly, Nurse ….. Eiry Thomas
Mrs Scaife, Nelly, Betty ….. Fenella Woolgar
Perry, Lofthouse, Forecast ….. Rufus Wright
Godfrey ….. Toby Jones
Cyril, Lester, Captain ….. Ian Dunnett Jr
Detective, Hartley ….. Jonny Weldon
Davenport, Astrakhan, Actor ….. Rick Warden
Mortician, Copper ….. Xavier Starr
Written by Katie Hims, adapted from the novel by Kate Atkinson
Sound by Pete Ringrose
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Produced by Mary Peate
A Hooley production for BBC Radio 4