{"product_id":"book-hff0","title":"Patrick Hamilton: Rope, Gaslight, Hangover Square and more","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of thrilling radio dramas from the celebrated novelist and playwright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Hamilton is renowned for his gritty, slice-of-life tales chronicling the hopes, dreams and obsessions of London's working class in the inter-war years. This collection brings together his key pieces, together with some lesser-known classics and a bonus 2004 documentary exploring his achievements and legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHangover Square\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Earl's Court, 1939. With war looming, everyone is frantically pursuing a good time. But when composer George Bone becomes obsessed with beautiful, fast-living actress Netta, murder and madness ensue... This brooding adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's masterpiece stars \u003cb\u003eNicholas Farrell\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAmanda Redman\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e -\u003c\/i\u003e Believing they have committed the perfect murder, two students throw a macabre dinner party, where the guests include the victim's father. Will anyone see through their terrible vanity? \u003cb\u003eAlan Rickman\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAdam Baring\u003c\/b\u003e star in this electrifying drama, famously adapted as an Alfred Hitchcock film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaslight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A husband commits to driving his wealthy young wife insane in order to steal from her in this psychological drama which originated the term 'gaslighting'. Starring \u003cb\u003eBarbara Jefford\u003c\/b\u003e and\u003cb\u003e Michael Kilgarriff\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- Patrick Hamilton's semi-autobiographical trilogy tells a story of unrequited love amid the hardship of 1920s London, and comprises \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Bell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Siege of Pleasure\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Plains of Cement\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eSteven Pacey, Annette Badland, John Moffatt\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEmily Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e star.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Governess \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- Ethel Fry takes a position as a governess in the Drew household, but when the family discovers their baby son has been abducted, the entire house is thrown under suspicion. Starring \u003cb\u003eMargaret Wolfit\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eHelen Worth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo The Public Danger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A young couple fall into the company of two reckless motorists, whose drunk-driving has fatal consequences. \u003cb\u003eIvan Samson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eArthur Young\u003c\/b\u003e star.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Duke in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Set in the Chateau Lamorre during the 16th-century French Civil Wars, this stirring tale of imprisonment and escape stars \u003cb\u003eAlec Clunes\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJohn Moffatt\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Portrait in Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Biographer Nigel Jones celebrates the centenary of Hamilton's birth and his skill at conjuring up a lost world of seedy boarding-houses, third-class railway compartments, dance halls and fleapit cinemas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eText copyright © Patrick Hamilton 1929 (\u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e), 1935 (\u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e), 1938 (\u003ci\u003eGas Light)\u003c\/i\u003e, 1939 (\u003ci\u003eTo the Public Danger\u003c\/i\u003e), 1941 (\u003ci\u003eHangover Square\u003c\/i\u003e), 1943 (\u003ci\u003eThe Duke in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e), 1946 (\u003ci\u003eThe Governess)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Patrick Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHangover Square\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaslight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Governess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo The Public Danger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Duke in Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtra Content:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Portrait in Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eis your man'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eNick Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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