The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Dramatised)
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Dramatised)
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Narrated by:
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Simon Russell Beale
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By:
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John le Carré
About this listen
It is 1962: the height of the Cold War and only months after the building of the Berlin Wall. Alec Leamas is a hard-working, hard-drinking British intelligence officer whose East Berlin network is in tatters. His agents are either on the run or dead, victims of the ruthlessly efficient East German counter-intelligence officer Hans-Dieter Mundt.
Leamas is recalled to London where, to his surprise, instead of being washed up and consigned to a desk he's offered a chance to have his revenge by becoming a pawn in a brilliantly-conceived plot to destroy Mundt. But in order to do so he has to stay out in the cold a little longer...
Starring the award-winning Simon Russell Beale as Smiley, and with a distinguished cast including Brian Cox as Alec Leamas, this tense, compelling dramatisation perfectly captures the atmosphere of le Carré's taut, intricate thriller.
©2009 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2009 BBC Studios Distribution LtdListeners also enjoyed...
Great story
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The story is an artfully crafted masterpiece, and the BBC's format of telling it doesn't skip a beat in building the tension.
You get a similar story format from many of Le Carre's novels, (like Bond: the enemy, the back-stabbers, the beautiful girl, the plot, the peril) - but each time there's a difference that makes each distinctive in its own way.)
The story for this is chilling and gripping from the start. It brings out the coldness of the cold war with style.
Not only one of my favourite audios, this is certainly my favourite of Le Carre's stories.
Gripping masterpiece
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Brilliant but short.
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What did you like most about The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Dramatised)?
The voice acting is perfect. Easy to listen t and totally captivating.What other book might you compare The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (Dramatised) to, and why?
rather than to a book I would compare this version to a good radio dramatization. The ones that made radio what it used to be...a great drama platform.If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Turn this book into a movie...speis and more spies in their golden era. It would be a great spy movie.Any additional comments?
All the spies you ever wanted.All the spies you ever wanted.
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The dramatisation is dark and claustrophobic with minimal background sound and only ever two people talking at any time which really makes you be in the room with the characters. The play immerses you into the atmosphere and you live each moment.
Brilliant and a sheer joy to experience!
Brian Cox as Alec Leamas is perfect for the role as big drinking, bitter spy on one last mission... Ruth Genmell as Liz Gold, naive and innocent... Another great performance. Simon Russel Beale is a scene stealer with his role as Smiley!
Well worth the listen over and over and over again!
Best of the Le Carre dramatisations
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Exquisite
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Gripping Spy Story
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Brilliant 1960's spy thriller
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Good, gripping and well-dramatised
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The Spy who came in from the cold.
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