I recognised John Le Mesurier's voice from Dad's Army very early on in this.

John hurts brilliant voice

@VickersDoorter

Жыл бұрын

I can hear John Le Mesurier in there too.

@carolinehaha9943

Жыл бұрын

.X z😮

Thanks for the upload 🙏much appreciated

Brilliant! Loved it ❤

these stories remind me of the 50's with no tv but marvellous radio programes to listen to. Good old GOLDEN DAYS of wonderful entertainment

@petermainwaringsx

Жыл бұрын

The pictures were, and still are, much better on the radio.

@harrytd

Жыл бұрын

I agree entirely.

@susanmullins7713

10 ай бұрын

Had no idea,so entertaining, keeps attention. Yes voice actors really good❤

Completely crazy and great fun!

@adzdahlman9724

Жыл бұрын

Hi..? I'm replying in the middle of nowhere 'comments' wise , to thank u for the thought invested in your response . My battery is off any second...

Love the characters.Plot is like fruitcake, lots of delicious chewy morsels.

New subscriber, just started the play and hooray for good sound quality. Thank you so much! 😊

Thanks for sharing with us 😊

Something different here And of course john hurt one of my favourite actors indeed.

What a twist?! 💜💛💜💛

Captivating

Love this ...reminds me of the old Radio 4 pliays.x

@Spectrescup

Жыл бұрын

Well that's what it is

My wife refers to these affectionately as ‘plays on the wireless’. Which is remarkable as she is barely in her 40s. A small sign of hope for Western civilisation!

@muftydog

11 ай бұрын

Does she refer to films/movies as 'flicks'? I do and im only 50. Makes me mum and dad laugh :)

@PaulaJonesy

9 ай бұрын

Flicks or the Pictures 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@jr5389

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎

Thank you!

Whew! That was a convoluted piece of work but great fun!

"I'd swap you without a moment's hesitation for a bowl of hot soup." 🤣 Ouch

NO BORING BITS TO MAKE THE STORY LONGER, AND ALL THE CHARACTERS INCLUDE LONG OR SHORT MADE THE WHOLE STORY WORK SO WELL

@zachmepham1384

5 ай бұрын

1

Thanks.

My goodness, that was an odd plot! Fun though.

@Charlz1980tv

4 ай бұрын

Hey ho?!

This is wonderful, hilarious. I may have to read the original!

Great script , and acting, but the complexity of the plot brought home to me that I might be losing my grip 😮

@adzdahlman9724

Жыл бұрын

Nahhh : read my comment ~ you're not alone . This is a bit of a marathon for sure .

@doreekaplan2589

10 ай бұрын

Funny

@PaulaJonesy

9 ай бұрын

I found it very witty and easy to follow. The acting was excellent especially the late John Hurt who is sadly missed 💔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

Thank you so much. I can't read any longer, or ride a bike. Huh. Are there any more books in this series? 🌞 I love Appleby- ⭐️ a fresh man. M. Illinois usa, Illinois

@WolverhamptonWench

Жыл бұрын

Michael Innes wrote a whole series of books about Inspector Appleby, starting in 1936!

Am I hearing the late great John Hurt? 👌❤️

Phew... that was unusual , quite exhausting . With such a great cast it's hard to fail ; but , not an easy listen as it's structure and characters are fairly unconventional ; and , very often completely chaotic . Expect the unexpected and accept elements of cacophonous confusion and you'll be on roughly the right track....

@mrscpc1918

Жыл бұрын

So glad to read this , I really thought I was losing my grip .

@gmadude1394

Жыл бұрын

❤

@janebrown7231

Жыл бұрын

Well described!

@mwatts-riley2688

Жыл бұрын

So! Now Tell me, How did YOUR book turn out? M

@janebrown7231

Жыл бұрын

@Adz Dahlman It's amusing how you occasionally get the odd commenter who has no understanding of a good review like yours, and tries to project his own insecurities onto you. A commenter who didn't even write a literary review, never mind a book, comes over as rather petty and childish. 🙄 😄

"Applebys End" is perhaps not just far and away my favorite Michael Innes novel, but my favorite book period Ive read it, and listened to it countless times. This adaptation is pretty good but you miss a lot of nuance. And humor. The romance is skimped. The scene when Appleby visits Judith in her studio is great. But in the book he finds her note on his pillow and it's just about the high point of the novel.

I was convinced Stephen Fry was in this one given the similarities to Lord Melchitt

@Charlz1980tv

4 ай бұрын

Maeeeeehhhh!

That's Aragorn from the animated Lord of the Rings!

I knew I recognized one of the actors from Count Duckula. Jack May, who did Igor.

Wow!!!! Convoluted, manic, eccentric drama and I am not sure I get it.

@suemassey5076

Жыл бұрын

same here

Definitely the weirdest one of these I've listened to. The ending does kind of make sense, but you're left in what feels a complete manic daze for the rest of it.

@Charlz1980tv

4 ай бұрын

Hey ho!

Quite unusual two names

Is there a part 2?

Appleby end not bell end makes a change

Written in 1945, be aware of what chaos existed at that time in the UK, the European continent, & in WWII east-Asia.

Quoth the Raven... Nevermore.

Very oddl. It's 'Entertaining Mr Sloane ' and Unman, Wittering and zigo."

Sabbath is not Sunday.

@bbbl8910

11 ай бұрын

It is if you're a gentile

@cassandraseven3478

10 ай бұрын

Either way it was made for man.

@mikeburnett3

9 ай бұрын

It is in engerland & ireland Shabbath is in israel Different place 🎉😂

@malina1239

2 ай бұрын

@@mikeburnett3sabbath literally means Saturday .. you know the church changed it to Sunday during one of the first churche meetings , to make it easier to covert those who worshipped the sun.. the sabbath will always be Saturday . Even if you take your day of rest on a Sunday and go to church in a Sunday . Which unarguably is the wrong day to keep holy..

@MichealBurnett5

2 ай бұрын

True Malina But, they change everything, To suit themselves! 😂 What did "God" ever have to do with it? 🇮🇪😥😭

Lost interest in 5 minutes 🎉

Oh dear, I wasted nearly 2 hours listening to that nonsense thinking it would improve

@luckyspurs

4 ай бұрын

Same here, a couple of months ago. Only came back to read the new comments ripping into it. Terrible advert for the writer of the novel (who I'd never heard of); suggests they're definitely one to avoid in future. Everything felt so random and pointless; so glad I've forgotten pretty much all of it now.

I got bored 1/10 of the way through! Sorry.

Oh dear, Can you take that voice out the beginning?