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Poodle Springs

Saturday Drama Classic Chandler
Episode 8 of 8

Post-honeymoon, life as a kept man wears thin for Marlowe who cannot resist when he is given a case to solve. Stars Toby Stephens.

By Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker
Dramatised by Robin Brooks

Fresh from his honeymoon with heiress Linda Loring, Philip Marlowe has set up shop in the upmarket Californian town of Poodle Springs. But the life of a kept man soon loses its charm, and when he's asked to find a gambler on the run from his debts, Marlowe can't resist. Toby Stephens plays iconic detective Philip Marlowe.

The eighth and final Philip Marlowe novel, Raymond Chandler's Poodle Springs was unfinished at the time of the author's death in 1959. It remained so for another 30 years, until crime writer Robert B. Parker completed the novel to mark the centenary of Chandler's birth.

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.
Produced by Claire Grove.

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Credits

Philip Marlowe Toby Stephens
Linda Marlowe Lorelei King
Larry Victor Stephen Campbell Moore
Muffy Valentine Laurel Lefkow
Manny Lipshultz Peter Polycarpou
Angel Victor Sasha Pick
Bernie Ohls Gerard McDermott
Film Director James Lailey
Eddie Garcia Alun Raglan
Clayton Blackstone Sean Baker
Leonard Carl Prekopp
Turn Key Simon Bubb
Director Sasha Yevtushenko
Producer Claire Grove
Adaptor Robin Brooks
Author Raymond Chandler
Author Robert B. Parker

Broadcasts

  • Sat 22 Oct 2011 14:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sat 31 May 2014 14:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
  • Tue 27 Sep 2016 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 27 Sep 2016 15:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 28 Sep 2016 03:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra

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