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A Fatal Inversion by Barbara Vine

1976: An idyllic hot summer for Adam and his friends. But when the weather broke, lives were wrecked. Stars Andrew Wincott.

It鈥檚 1976, the year of the long, hot summer. Adam and some friends spent it in idyllic circumstances. But when the weather finally breaks, their lives have changed forever.

A thriller by Barbara Vine - alias Ruth Rendell 鈥� and winner of the Crime Writers鈥� Association 鈥楪olden Dagger鈥� for 1987.

Dramatised for radio by Michael Bakewell.

Adam Verne Smith 鈥�. Andrew Wincott
Rufus Fletcher 鈥�. Matthew Morgan
Zosie 鈥�. Siriol Jenkins
Shiva 鈥�. Tariq Alibai
Vivien 鈥�. Mia Soteriou
Mary Gage 鈥�. Alison Reid
Anne 鈥�. Mary Chater
Lili 鈥�. Rita Wolf
Marigold 鈥�. Theresa Streatfield
Alec Chipstead 鈥�. Terence Edmond
Meg Chipstead/Mrs Beecham 鈥�. Joanna Wake
WPC/Supermarket PA/Nurse/Radio Announcer 鈥�. Emma Fielding
Inspector Winder 鈥�. Jonathan Adams
Sgt Fuller 鈥�. Neil Roberts
Lewis 鈥�. Tim Seely
Beryl 鈥�. Ann Windsor
Gardner/Porter/Antique Dealer 鈥�. Ronald Herdman
Tatian/Pearson 鈥�. Steve Hodson

Director: Jane Morgan

First broadcast on 91福利社 Radio 4 in December 1991.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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