Author:John le Carré,Simon Russell Beale,Full Cast
Smiley, wrestling with retirement and disillusionment, is summoned to a secret meeting with a member of the Cabinet Office. Evidence has emerged that the Circus has been infiltrated at the highest level by a Russian agent. Find the mole, George. Clean the stables. Do whatever is necessary. Reluctantly Smiley agrees, and so embarks on a dark journey into his past - a past filled with love, duplicity and betrayal. Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley, and with a star cast including Anna Chancellor, Alex Jennings, Kenneth Cranham and Bill Paterson, this epic dramatisation brilliantly depicts the complicated moral dilemmas of those who practise post-war espionage, and illuminates the murky corners of le Carré’s classic spy thriller - the first in the Karla trilogy. '... a worthy audio version of the seminal spy drama, brilliantly depicting the complicated moral dilemmas of post-war espionage, and allowing Beale room to shine as the character of Smiley really comes into his own' - Herts Advertiser 'beautifully paced in a dramatisation which captures the essence of the book whilst working supremely well in its own right in the radio medium' - Chichester Observer 'This period dramatisation could not be bettered' - Observer
The book is so great, I almost feel it has magic powers. It’s tragic, comic, mysterious, thought-provoking and so much more than the sum of its parts. It manages to be both a great detective story and a great love story at the same time. It’s the only book I’ve ever read that feels as if it encapsulates all of life and the human experience.
—— Sophie Hannah , New York TimesA source of wonder and delight...No summary can do justice to the rich intricacy of character and incident with which Miss Murdoch crowds every page
—— SpectatorMore than almost any other writer, she understands the currents beneath the surface: the way that inappropriate crushes, egotism, loathing, loneliness, can overcome apparently calm lives and leave disaster, even death, behind.
—— Charlotte Mendelson , GuardianThis is great Murdoch. It rings as clear as The Bell...her humour is all the more achingly funny because she keeps it on the edge of our vision
—— Daily MailIris Murdoch's marvellous, heroic novel...A gloriously rich tale
—— The TimesFunny, learned and lyrical, I urge you (re)visit it
—— Piers Plowright , Tablet, *Books of the Year*Murdoch is at the height of her powers in this novel, combining a complex plot with a heartrending analysis of the meaning of love
—— Good Book GuideWhile The Surgeon was a good, solid serial chiller, The Apprentice is bigger. Better. More
—— Publishing NewsYou'll be sleeping with the light on after reading this... Gripping
—— Woman's OwnThe novel is suspenseful and stuffed with an encyclopedia's worth of highly detailed forensic lore... This strong thriller should sell very well
—— Publishers WeeklyIt's one of those rare books that you may well struggle to put down... A cross between Messiah and Prime Suspect, this is gritty, gristly and graphic, the adrenaline pumping overtime till the very last page
—— The ListCompulsive
—— Irish TimesIf you have read any of Gerritsen's five previous novels, then you'll know the drill. Take the day off work, unplug the telephone and settle down in your favourite chair. Because one you've picked up her latest thriller, you won't be able to put it down - the Surgeon is back
—— Yorkshire Post'Gerritsen has enough in the locker to seriously worry Michael Connelly, Harlen Coben and even the great Dennis Lehane. Brilliant
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