{"product_id":"book-k4t2","title":"The House of Unspeakable Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlurb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Phillips stars in this eight-part radio comedy thriller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamous Mayfair hairdresser Hilaire knows all the secrets of feminine beauty. His VIP clients trust him implicitly and take him into their confidence, telling him things they wouldn’t dare tell their husbands or lovers. But unbeknownst to them, he leads a double life as a secret agent, working for London’s top man, Major Selby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSent to Hamburg on a mysterious mission to steal an important tape recording from an opera singer’s dressing room, Hilaire soon finds himself in a dangerous predicament. In the course of one eventful evening, he is arrested, confronted by a knife-wielding maniac and beguiled by an attractive blonde. And when the lovely Caresse ends up half-strangled in his sleeping compartment on the Nord Express, he realises his straightforward assignment has just turned deadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is the would-be killer on the train, and how is he connected to the mysterious ‘Josef’? What is the significance of the red carnation? And what part does Selby’s arch-rival, Lord Dulane, have to play in the affair? Hilaire must comb through the clues and tease out the truth – or it will be a case of hair today, gone tomorrow…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Ernest Dudley, the creator of the popular radio crime series \u003ci\u003eA Case for Dr Morelle\u003c\/i\u003e, this fast-paced tale of murder, blackmail and wigs stars \u003cb\u003eLeslie Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e as Hilaire, with \u003cb\u003eIrene Sutcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e as Caresse and \u003cb\u003eSimon Lack\u003c\/b\u003e as Selby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast and credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by Ernest Dudley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by Guy Vaesen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHilaire – \u003cb\u003eLeslie Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErich\/Francois-Jules\/Airport officer\/Policeman\/Newsreader\/Detective Sergeant – \u003cb\u003eIan Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond detektiv\/First night porter\/Hotel receptionist – \u003cb\u003eDavid Brierley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelby – \u003cb\u003eSimon Lack\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeber\/Waiter\/Stranger – \u003cb\u003eLeroy Lingwood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStage doorman\/Taxi driver\/Sleeping-car atttendant\/Airport announcer\/Judo instructor\/Dining-car attendant\/Second night porter – \u003cb\u003eMichael Harbour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrigit – \u003cb\u003eHilda Schroder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst detektiv\/Barman – \u003cb\u003eJohn Wyse\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaresse – \u003cb\u003eIrene Sutcliffe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicolette – \u003cb\u003eAnn Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgent – \u003cb\u003eJames Beattie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLady Dulane – \u003cb\u003eCarol Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLord Dulane – \u003cb\u003eHenderson Tate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst detective – \u003cb\u003eNigel Graham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond detective – \u003cb\u003eMalcolm Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHall porter – \u003cb\u003eGraham Armitage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDriver – \u003cb\u003eRonald Herdman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoe Bellamy – \u003cb\u003eBarbara Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHotel detective – \u003cb\u003eDenis McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrunk – \u003cb\u003eRalph Truman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector – \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Wincott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 2, 27 Nov – 21 Dec 1967\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50022380765488,"sku":"BDk4t2","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/678680-k4t2-Square.jpg?v=1754202494","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k4t2","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}