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Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey with Sarah Badel as Harriet Vane and co-starring Peter Jones, Rosemary Leach and Peter Vaughan in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Society's eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally succeeded in his ardent pursuit of the lovely mystery novelist Harriet Vane. The two depart for a tranquil honeymoon in a country farmhouse, but find, instead of a well-prepared love nest, the place left in a shambles by the previous owner. His sudden appearance, dead from a broken skull in the cellar, only prompts more questions. Why would anyone have wanted to kill old Mr Noakes? What dark secrets had he to hide? The honeymoon is over, as Lord Peter and Harriet Vane start their investigations. Suspicion is rife and everyone seems to have something to hide, from the local constable to the housekeeper. Wimsey and his wife can think of plenty of theories, but it s not until they discover a vital fact that the identity of the murderer becomes clear.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this as I had never seen the final book enacted on the TV with Mr Petherbridge as Wimsey. The story was the usual well thought out plot and conclusion. Having a visualisation of the players was also an assistance, to me anyway, although Bunter didn't quite match the minds eye.
The only criticism was of some rather wooden acting by the peripheral players. Overall however, it provided an entertaining long car journey.
The only criticism was of some rather wooden acting by the peripheral players. Overall however, it provided an entertaining long car journey.
18 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The title "Busman's Honeymoon" is sort of a play on words. Look up busman's holiday in the dictionary. In fact it was a play that was also made into a movie "Haunted Honeymoon" (1940) starring Robert Montgomery and Constance Cummings. There are still some short stories and a novel finished by someone else; however Busman's Honeymoon is the last of the novel series containing Harriet Vane. Some of the short stories are "The Haunted Policeman" and "Talboys."
The book starts off with a series of letters from well-known friends of the couple, described previous in Dorothy L. Sayers' novels. They bring you up to date while describing the wedding of Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. Some of the charters are just referenced yes it ought on and you will have to have read the previous novels for fuller detail.
The primary thrust of this novel is the relationship between Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. With exquisite descriptions of their life and the English environment in which they live. Oh yes, there is also an intriguing mystery for the couple to solve. However the mystery does not overshadow the rest of the story.
One of the most important overlooked items in most descriptions of this book is the expanded explanation of the history and relationship of Bunter to Lord Peter.
0 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Lord Peter Wimsey (Ian Carmichael)demonstrates absolutely marvellously his upper class accent and superior wit, sharing clever jokes with himself, and sometimes his new wife, whilst generously condescending to throw the odd helpful suggestion to the more intellectually deprived ploddering police trying to solve a murder.
His gentleman-at-leisure character seems particularly out of place today, and it is more difficult to empathise with this do-gooder/crime-solver than with other famous amateur sleuths of the past. For this reason, this murder mystery is not as enjoyable or gripping as other BBC productions.
His gentleman-at-leisure character seems particularly out of place today, and it is more difficult to empathise with this do-gooder/crime-solver than with other famous amateur sleuths of the past. For this reason, this murder mystery is not as enjoyable or gripping as other BBC productions.
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