An Inspector Calls Classic Radio The..., J.B. Priestley
An Inspector Calls Classic Radio The..., J.B. Priestley
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An Inspector Calls (Classic Radio Theatre)

Author: J.B. Priestley

Narrator: Frances Barber, Full Cast, Toby Jones

Unabridged: 1 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2011

Categories: Fiction, Drama


Synopsis

The Birling family are spending a happy evening celebrating the engagement of Sheila Birling to Gerald Croft - a marriage that will result in the merging of two successful local businesses. Yet just when everything seems to be going so well, they receive a surprise visit from an Inspector Goole who is investigating the suicide of a young girl. As the Inspector reveals more about the circumstances that led to the death of Eva Smith, each member of the family comes under the spotlight, and questions of guilt and responsibility are raised... Toby Jones, David Calder, Frances Barber and Morven Christie are amongst the cast in this BBC Radio 4 production from 2010. The Classic Radio Theatre range presents notable radio productions of much-loved plays by some of the most renowned playwrights, and starring some of our finest actors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bionic Jean on January 09, 2025

An Inspector Calls is a memorable play from the mid-1940s, written by the popular English dramatist J.B. Priestley. Partly both philosophical and psychological, partly a moral fable, it is one of Priestley's best known works for the stage. It deals with issues of exploitation, abandonment and social......more

Goodreads review by Ayesha on December 20, 2018

*After finishing this play* Me: (slides Priestley $20) So lets talk about that ending, huh?......more

Goodreads review by Manny on November 05, 2021

If it were an Agatha Christie, it'd sort of be Orient Express crossed with Roger Ackroyd. Perhaps she bet Priestley that those two plots couldn't be combined? (view spoiler)[Yesterday, I was looking at a review of Princess, a book that claims to expose what life is like for women in Saudi Arabia, and read that it (hide spoiler)]......more

Goodreads review by KHATÚN on May 27, 2023

That was such a mind f read. I finished it in an hour and was so surprised and shocked towards the end. I hated Mr and Mrs Birlings so much because you could tell they didn’t even care! AND GOSH THAT PLOT TWIST IN THE END WHEN THE INFIRMARY RINGS AND SAYS THAT A GIRL HAS COME IN AND UNALIVED HERSELF......more

Goodreads review by Nandakishore on September 14, 2015

The proscenium stage has a romance of its own. You, the spectator, is actually a Peeping Tom, staring into the lives of total strangers through the invisible fourth wall. And what lives! For on the stage, time and space are usually compressed or telescoped according to the whims and fancies of the p......more


Quotes

Toby Jones is terrific as the mysterious inspector... David Calder, Frances Barber, Morvern Christie, Sam Alexander, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Vineeta Rishi complete the cast, offering a powerful new take on one of the 20th century’s most thought-provoking plays. Chichester Observer