Raymond Chandler - (Radio) The Big Sleep.

Radio adaptation of Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel.

First broadcast 5th February 2011.

Philip Marlowe, trouble-seeking private eye, gets entangled in the rich Sternwood family's tribulations including a respectable sister with gambling addiction, a younger sister with drink/drug problem and an attendant cast of colourful underworld figures.

Philip Marlowe: Toby Stephens
Vivien Sternwood: Kelly Burke
Agnes Lozelle: Barbara Barnes
Mona Mars: Madeleine Potter
Carmen Sternwood: Leah Brotherhead
Joe Brody: Sam Dale
General Sternwood: Sean Baker
Lash Canino: Iain Batchelor
Eddie Mars: Henry Devas
Cronjager: Jude Akuwudike

Adapted by Robin Brooks
Director: Claire Grove