James Fenimore Cooper - The Spy

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01Trapped2012012220120128 (R4)New York State, 1778.

Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British in the American War of Independence, creeps into no-man's land to spend an evening with his family.

But the happy reunion is cut short when American troops surround the house. Can the mysterious peddler Harvey Birch provide Henry with a means of escape?

Starring Burn Gorman, Rose Leslie and Alex Waldmann.

Published in 1821, James Fenimore Cooper's tale of espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence

The first commercially successful American work of popular fiction, The Spy is also generally regarded as the world's first espionage novel.

Fennimore's double agent Harvey Birch, began the tradition of spy-as-hero, leading to the great genre novels of the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Dramatised in two parts by DJ Britton.

Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman

Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie

Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann

Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey

Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain

Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson

Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple

Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb

Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott

Colonel Wellmere . . . . . Adam Billington

Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

Henry Wharton creeps into no-man's land to spend an evening with his family.

By James Fenimore Cooper. A family are torn apart by the American War of Independence

New York State, 1778.

Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British in the American War of Independence, creeps into no-man's land to spend an evening with his family.

But the happy reunion is cut short when American troops surround the house. Can the mysterious peddler Harvey Birch provide Henry with a means of escape?

Starring Burn Gorman, Rose Leslie and Alex Waldmann.

Published in 1821, James Fenimore Cooper's tale of espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence

The first commercially successful American work of popular fiction, The Spy is also generally regarded as the world's first espionage novel.

Fennimore's double agent Harvey Birch, began the tradition of spy-as-hero, leading to the great genre novels of the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Dramatised in two parts by DJ Britton.

Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman

Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie

Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann

Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey

Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain

Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson

Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple

Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb

Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott

Colonel Wellmere . . . . . Adam Billington

Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

Henry Wharton creeps into no-man's land to spend an evening with his family.

By James Fenimore Cooper. A family are torn apart by the American War of Independence

02Captured2012012920120204 (R4)New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British, has been captured by American forces while wearing a disguise in no-man's land.

He must stand trial as a spy, and if found guilty, he will hang. Can General Washington be found in time to issue a pardon?

Starring Burn Gorman, Rose Leslie and Alex Waldmann.

Conclusion of James Fenimore Cooper's tale of espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence.

Dramatised by DJ Britton.

Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman

Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie

Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann

Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey

Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain

Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson

Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple

Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb

Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott

Skinner . . . . . Adam Billington

Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy

Colonel Martin . . . . . Paul Moriarty

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

Soldier Henry Wharton must stand trial as a spy. If found guilty, he will hang.

By James Fenimore Cooper. A family are torn apart by the American War of Independence

New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British, has been captured by American forces while wearing a disguise in no-man's land.

He must stand trial as a spy, and if found guilty, he will hang. Can General Washington be found in time to issue a pardon?

Starring Burn Gorman, Rose Leslie and Alex Waldmann.

Conclusion of James Fenimore Cooper's tale of espionage and divided loyalties during the American War of Independence.

Dramatised by DJ Britton.

Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman

Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie

Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann

Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey

Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain

Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson

Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple

Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb

Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott

Skinner . . . . . Adam Billington

Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy

Colonel Martin . . . . . Paul Moriarty

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

Soldier Henry Wharton must stand trial as a spy. If found guilty, he will hang.

By James Fenimore Cooper. A family are torn apart by the American War of Independence