Radio drama · BBC Radio 4
Stef Penney adapts the 1973 novel. Tarrant’s apparent death leads Modesty and Willie into an investigation, with Paul Bazely playing Willie and Ian McNeice playing Tarrant.
- Broadcast / release evidence
- 13–17 February 2017
- Format
- Five episodes · scheduled at 15 minutes each
- Original story
- The Silver Mistress (1973)
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The Silver Mistress
Episode 1
Voices & cast
- Modesty Blaise
- Daphne Alexander
- Willie Garvin
- Paul Bazely
- Sir Gerald Tarrant
- Ian McNeice
- Clare
- Clare Grogan
- Sexton / Colonel Jim
- Ewan Bailey
- Lady Janet
- Sara Markland
- Quinn
- John Ramm
Production & music
- Adaptation
- Stef Penney
- Director
- Kate McAll
- Production
- Pier for BBC Radio 4
- Music
- Will Gregory
- Music arrangement
- Ian Gardiner
- Orchestra
- National Orchestra of Wales
- Conductor
- Ben Foster
- Sound
- David Thomas
Cast, production and music credits are taken from the BBC’s own expanded episode description. The five recording parts are ordered by their embedded episode numbers, checked against the BBC episode guide.