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The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
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The complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carré's best-selling novels, starring Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley. With a star cast including Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Brian Cox, Ian MacDiarmid, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Bonneville and Lindsay Duncan, these enthralling dramatisations perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carré's taut, thrilling spy novels. 'Call for the Dead' is the first Smiley novel, which sees him looking into an apparent suicide only to uncover a murderous conspiracy; 'A Murder of Quality' finds Smiley investigating a murder in a private school; 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold' introduces Alec Leamas, a British intelligence officer whose East Berlin network is in tatters; 'The Looking Glass War' features former spy Fred Leiser, lured back from retirement to investigate a claim that Soviet missiles are being installed close to the West German border; 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' is the first book in the Karla trilogy, and sees Smiley searching for a mole who has infiltrated the Circus; 'The Honourable Schoolboy' sees Smiley determined to destroy his nemesis, Karla, and his spy networks; 'Smiley's People' finds George Smiley called out of retirement to exorcise some Cold War ghosts from his clandestine past; and 'The Secret Pilgrim' sees Smiley invited to dine with the eager new recruits at the Circus. He offers them his thoughts on espionage and, in doing so, prompts a former colleague to re-examine his own eventful secret life.
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- Aidy
- 09-10-19
Classic le Carré
Very good dramatisation of the George Smiley books. Each of the episodes were gripping with the exception of the last two. For some reason I didn’t enjoy them as much as the others.
That said, a great listen.
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- Clarity
- 26-05-21
Good narration: except for horrid prominent gulps
Continual horribly prominent gulping and swallowing sounds throughout all stories.
I do not need to hear the vocal, over-exaggerated gulps - multiple in drinking every scene. Eventually started fast forwarding through those scenes to avoid.
Plots great, Cast/Narration otherwise fine.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-05-21
Great dramas
Brilliant. Simon Russell Beale was amazing as George Smilley. I will miss all the characters.
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- neil
- 02-08-18
Perfect perfect perfect
Perfect perfect perfect
Dramatisation impeccable acting wonderful production slick. The full story arc comes to life
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- Zorro
- 27-02-21
Exceptional Quality
Wonderful adaptation of the novels. Fantastic performances - this is the BBC at its best!
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- William
- 02-04-17
Nice collection of LeCarre - typical BBC classic
Where does The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
As a set of classic stories it is up near the top. The stories are well constructed and proceed with good pace. They make a good listen to pick up any time, but I don't find them "un-put-downable".
What other book might you compare The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas to, and why?
Some of the Morse stories would compare but in terms of performance it is hard to compete with the production values of the BBC and quality of the performers in this set of stories.
What about Simon Russell Beale’s performance did you like?
I've associated his voice with LeCarre stories for so long it is hard to say anything but "excellent" and "could not be bettered"
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
It has already been done so I'll miss this question.
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- Mike Kellett
- 01-11-17
what the BBC does best...
Le Carré is one of the best storytellers. The BBC are one of the best drama channels. a perfect match. Well worth the effort and expense.
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- Mr A B George
- 12-03-19
Amazing.
The best thing I've listened to on Audible. a complete treat for Le Carré fans.
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- Nicholas O'Brien
- 28-10-18
A great set of voices.
they conjure the seedy weariness of Cold War espionage. Little is noble. Much is corrupt and sad.
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- Michael Mearns
- 27-11-18
superb from start to finish
loved every moment of this wonderful set of dramas. So sorry it had to end.
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