The Courts of the Morning (1994) by John Buchan, starring Ian McDiarmid

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THE COURTS OF THE MORNING is technically one of Buchan's Hannay books, though the hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps is not a central character in this adventure. Nonetheless, fans of Buchans other tales will likely be interested to hear this one...
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[@davelawday6609]

Great drama. thoroughly enjoyable...😊😊

[@certuv]

Very John Buchan, Sandy was a caricature in his other stories witch I also enjoyed. Thank you.

[@tripleAplay7]

Thanks for uploading. I don’t know if the actress who played Babs was American, but if she wasn’t, she did a fine job of actually sounding like she was.

[@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn]

Your comment made me curious - especially as when this play was made it was still fairly unusual for British actors to do really good American accents and BBC Radio tended to use a handful of North American actors for all of their American characters... but it turns out that Babs was played by Lynn Bains who is indeed American - born in New York, no less, though she's lived in Scotland for a long time. Moreover, it turns out that these days she works as a dialect coach, teaching people how to speak with authentic American accents..!

[@tripleAplay7]

@@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn So cool to get that info- thanks!!

[@spikemcnock8310]

Good stuff.

[@adzdahlman9724]

There's nothing I didn't enjoy about this drama . Despite multiple side-swapping and plot deviations , it swerves gently along . Alongside excellent acting , the production is wonderfully understated , relaxed , steady , "QUIET..!" ~ for the most part there is no background 'special effects soundtrack' , the lack of which enhances the intelligence and depth of the dialogue ~ I could waffle on for ages here ; so ,,, I won't . ~ recommended .