Episode 4
Simon Scardifield’s dramatisation of Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set in the ruthless underworld of 1920s Berlin. A rivalry threatens Franz Biberkopf’s very humanity.
A dramatization by Simon Scardifield from Michael Hofmann's landmark translation of Alfred Döblin's modernist masterpiece set on the streets of Berlin - a novel that exploded into 1929 and changed urban writing forever.
A rivalry between Franz and fellow gang member, Reinhold, escalates to the point that Franz is at risk of losing his very humanity.
Narrator ..... Claes Bang
Franz ..... Lee Ross
Reinhold ….. David Hounslow
Eva ….. Clare Corbett
Herbert ….. Mark Edel Hunt
Pums ..... Neil McCaul
Mitzi ….. Hannah Genesius
Oskar ….. Ryan Whittle
Lawyer ..... Jasmine Hyde
Crooner ….. Michael Begley
Policeman ..... Justice Ritchie
Second Building ..... Grace Cooper Milton
Keyboard ..... Chris Jack
Alice ..... Christine Kavanagh
Produced by Emma Harding and Marc Beeby
Directed by David Hunter and Gemma Jenkins
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