The Private Patient

by Neville Teller (Adapter), P.D. James, Richard Derrington (Narrator)

A BBC radio drama based on P.D. James' bestselling novel, starring Richard Derrington and Deborah McAndrew.

In the seventeenth century, a witch is burned in a stone circle. Three hundred and fifty years later, an investigative journalist arrives at a nearby clinic to have cosmetic surgery—and a week later, she is dead. Dalgliesh and his team, called in to investigate the murder and later a second equally horrific death, find themselves confronted with problems even more complicated than the question of innocence or guilt. Family secrets, witchcraft, illegitimacy and the connections between past and present all come to the fore in this gripping, fast–paced adaptation of P.D. James' acclaimed novel.

3 pages, Audio CD

Published June 17, 2010

Reviews

[Kristi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was a huge P. D. James fan and read all of the Adam Dalgliesh series. I first read this book over 25 years ago and was interested in reading a play adaptation of the mystery. I did not enjoy the play largely because this is a complex story and not well adapted ( in my opinion ) to such an abreviated format. Kristi & Abby Tabby Childless Cat Lady

[Phil Cole · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought is was pretty good in the beginning; kinda got confused with all the people added to the mix and was fooled in thinking I knew who did the crime with Rhoda Gradwyn...descriptive in the story line too.

[Rob Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

An understated adaption of the PD James novel. It felt weird hearing her characters talk about real life events and use mobile phones but it was very good none the less.

[Mario Cerqueira]

Got lost in the story but worth reading.