Patricia Highsmith A Suspension Of Mercy


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Saturday-Night Theatre Sat 12th Nov 1983, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM Murder for Pleasure   A Suspension of Mercy by Patricia Highsmith Adapted for radio by James Saunders Alicia Bartleby, wife of American thriller writer, Sydney Bartleby, has 'died' many times In her husband's imagination.   Then she disappears on an incognito trip to Brighton and Sydney finds himself being questioned by the police - who see no possible explanation for confusion between fact and fantasy ... Directed By: Richard Wortley Sydney Bartleby: Stuart Milligan Alicia Bartleby: Janet Maw Alex: John Rye Hlttie: Carole Boyd Mrs Llllybanks: Margot Boyd Insp Brockway: Brett Usher Insp Hill: Michael Bilton Mrs Hartley Sneezum: Hilda Schroder Edward Tilbury: Mark Jones Plummer: Mark Straker

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

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