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The Ruth Rendell BBC Radio Drama Collection

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: Oona Beeson, Jamie Glover, Peter Wingfield, Rachel Lewis, Laura Pyper, full cast, Paul Rhys, Reece Shearsmith, Michael Maloney
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Summary

Full-cast dramatisations of seven of Ruth Rendell's tense psychological thrillers.

This collection includes:

The Bridesmaid: a beautiful stone statue and her living double lead Philip into a nightmare of obsession and murder.

Going Wrong: besotted with his childhood sweetheart, Leonora, psychopathic Guy Curran will do anything to make her his.

King Solomon’s Carpet: London’s Underground links a group of misfit housemates and is the catalyst for a devastating crime in this compelling tale, written under the pseudonym Barbara Vine.

People Don’t Do Such Things: a suburban couple befriend a charismatic novelist, but their relationship soon slips into sinister territory.

The Fever Tree: on safari in South Africa, Ford and Tricia find the tensions in their marriage exacerbated by the unforgiving wilderness.

The Dreadful Day of Judgment: clearing up an abandoned cemetery, John, Gilly and Marlon’s personal demons come to the fore.

Thornapple: poison enthusiast James becomes captivated by the ruthless Meribel on a visit to her wealthy aunt.

Among the casts of these seven suspenseful adaptations are Jamie Glover, Mark Strong, Reece Shearsmith, Paul Rhys, Danny Sapani and Juliet Aubrey. 

©2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2019 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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Nobody gets out alive. Classic Rendell.

Settle back and enjoy vintage Rendell.
A great collection from Ruth with all the aspects we have come to love.
Tight, claustrophobic stories that leave none of the characters unscathed.
These shortened versions are perfect to reacquaint yourself with her earlier work.

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Great listen

First time I have heard any Rendell. Enjoyed this varied collection and dramatisation team did great job. Will look forward to next stories.

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Awful

These stories were dreadful. Neither thrilling or even interesting I was bored to tears. The female characters were all simpering fools I found myself hoping they would be murdered in some terrible way but alas nothing happened, quite literally in a couple of the stories. How these books/short stories were published originally is beyond me. Not even worth the one star I had to give to rate it. Woeful.

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Creepy tales of murder, revenge, jealousy, and the unexpected...

Recommended for all fans of Tales of the Unexpected (at least one of these Rendell stories was also dramatised for that TV series). Deeply creepy and unsettling stories, mixing crime with a sense of the supernatural. All beautifully performed; though my least favourite was King Solomon’s Carpet. Fast-forward through that, and this is a great collection.

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not enjoyable

plot was slow, ending was abrupt. didn't enjoy this at all. stopped listening after a while.

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Deadly sting in the tail

Very enjoyable. I like to listen to short stories as they act like a sleeping pill and send me to sleep. A 30 minute story can tale me a week to get to the end. This collection had the opposite effect. The endings could go anywhere. Even when you know you can't ever be sure....

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It’s one behind counting sheep

Boring beyond belief and quite frankly would prefer to watch paint dry than have to listen to this until the end!

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really awful

I had to give up on this which is unusual for me but I just could not stand anymore.

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There is no way to identify individual stories.

Only having a list of chapter numbers makes it impossible to navigate among them. Work itself is of the usual high BBC/Rendell standard. It's Audible's presentation that lets it down.

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Nope

Huge fan of Ruth Rendell but these stories are absolutely awful. Don’t waste your time or credit.

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