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Dashiell Hammett: The Maltese Falcon & Other Adventures
- A BBC Radio Collection
- Narrated by: Connie Booth, full cast, Jane Lapotaire, Stuart Milligan, Tom Wilkinson, William Hootkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Radio/TV Program
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
The godfather of the hard-boiled detective novel, Dashiell Hammett is widely acknowledged as one of America's greatest mystery writers. This collection brings together the BBC radio adaptations of his works for the first time, including the iconic The Maltese Falcon, featuring his most famous character: Sam Spade.
The Maltese Falcon
San Francisco, 1928. When his partner is murdered on an assignment, private detective Sam Spade is drawn into a dangerous case involving a treacherous femme fatale and the priceless black statuette of a falcon.... Tom Wilkinson and Jane Lapotaire star in this thrilling dramatisation of Hammett's most famous novel.
Secret Agent X-9
New York, 1934, and Secret Agent X-9 is about to embark on his most deadly mission yet. Falsely accused of murder, he struggles to stay one step ahead of the law in his relentless pursuit of his arch enemy, 'The Top'. Dramatised from a comic strip co-created by Dashiell Hammett, this tale of mystery, murder and mayhem stars Stuart Milligan, Connie Booth and William Hootkins.
Nightmare Town
Arriving in the desert boom town of Izzard, Arizona, sharp-edged tough guy Steve Threefall meets the beautiful, terrified Nova Vallance - and encounters danger, intrigue and a dark mystery.... Read by Stuart Milligan.
The Man Who Killed Dan Odams
An escaped killer fleeing cross-country stumbles upon an isolated farm in Montana, inhabited by a woman and her young son.... This mysterious and brooding noir western is read by Stuart Milligan.
The Maltese Falcon
Sam Spade - Tom Wilkinson
Brigid O'Shaughnessy - Jane Lapotaire
Mr Gutman - Peter Vaughan
Joel Cairo - Nickolas Grace
Effie - Mia Soteriou
Miles Archer - William Hope
Iva - Liza Ross
Wilmer - Peter Acre
Tom Polhaus - Norman Jones
Lt Dundy - Harry Towb
DA Bryan - Don Fellows
Newspaperman - Robin Summers
Taxi driver - Keith Edwards
Man with key - Arnold Diamond
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell
Directed by Jane Morgan
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 29th December 1984
Secret Agent X-9
X-9 - Stuart Milligan
Grace Powers - Connie Booth
The Top - William Hootkins
Evelyn Powers - Rachel Power
Deacon/Alden Powers - Peter Marinker
Matthew/Steward/Luke - Michael John Paliotti
Captain Brady/Bartholomew - John Guerrasio
Jude - Bruce McGregor
Cop 1 - Clive Rowe
Harper-Carp - Kerry Shale
Waitress/Sister Agnes - Miranda Pleasance
Other parts played by the cast
Dramatised by Mark Brisenden from the comic strip created by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond
Produced by Chris Wallis
First broadcast BBC Radio 5 Live, 1st - 22nd January 1994
Nightmare Town
Read by Stuart Milligan
Abridged by Neville Teller
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5th - 8th November 2001
The Man Who Killed Dan Odams
Read by Stuart Milligan
Abridged by Neville Teller
Produced by Elizabeth Allard
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9th November 2001
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What listeners say about Dashiell Hammett: The Maltese Falcon & Other Adventures
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- Jethro Wegener
- 09-09-21
Mon Dieu! That French Accent!
This is an awfully disappointing adaptation from the BBC, mostly because the performances are so... odd.
The Maltese Falcon is alright, but suffers a bit from the very common problem of modern adaptations, where everyone tries to sound like Bogart, Lorrie, and others from the movie.
But the X-9 stories are hard to take seriously. Just to give a few examples:
The overly blustery and cartoonish "Doctor".
The Allo Allo French accent.
The needly, high pitched fakeness of the police captain.
All of it combined make the stories impossible to listen to without groaning.
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- timeout
- 02-16-21
Over the top
I got this after enjoying the BBC Marlowe series with Toby Stephens, as well as all the Paul Temple collections. I was expecting it to be a bit 'hammy' but that's part of the enjoyment. However, this was over the top, even for this genre and era the stories are set.Wasn't able to finish it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-04-21
a terrific BBC dramatisation
this collection of BBC radio broadcasts is a great way of enjoying Hammetts works again .