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The Neighbours

Episode 2 of 3

Emile Jovis's peace of mind is shattered, when he overhears his neighbours' nocturnal conversation.

When he wasn't writing Maigret, Georges Simenon produced a huge body of novels and short stories, often tough, gripping and psychologically-penetrating dissections of lives confounded by fate. In The Other Simenon we explore more of his dark tales of human misfortune!
In The Neighbours, Emile Jovis, the director of a Paris travel agency, finds that moving home doesn't always make for a better life. Acting from the best possible motives he decides to uproot his family from their dilapidated flat in the Marais district of Paris to a new development outside the city. All too soon, however, he becomes aware that his wife and son do not share his enthusiasm. And his peace of mind is shattered when he overhears a series of blunt and brusque conversations coming from his neighbours' flat. His irritation on hearing their voices leads to an obsessive interest in their world.
Dramatised by Ronald Frame and starring Jamie Glover and Robin Weaver.

Other parts played by members of the cast.
Producer/Director: David Ian Neville.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 Sep 2016 14:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Emile Jamie Glover
Blanche Robin Weaver
Alain Sam Alexander
Irene Alison Pettit
Leon Ben Crowe
Neighbour Joe Sims
Neighbour Alex Rivers
Writer Georges Simenon
Director David Neville
Producer David Neville
Writer Ronald Frame

Broadcasts

  • Thu 8 Nov 2012 14:15
  • Fri 16 Sep 2016 14:15

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