Agatha Christie's The £199 Adventure

1st Broadcast 17th February 2003 BBC Radio 4

Director

Dirk Maggs

Bruce Hyman

Dramatised By

Mike Stott

Producer

Bruce Hyman

Dirk Maggs

Written By

Agatha Christie

Produced By

Above The Title Productions Ltd for BBC Radio 4

Synopsis

Based on Agatha Christie's The case of the City Clerk.

A new contemporary dramatisation

Bobby Roberts is a middle-aged man in a mid-life rut, in search of adventure. The ad in The Times reads "Need help? Ask Parker Payne." So can the great PP come up trumps?

Well, yes and no. Bobby is sent on a trip to collect a harmless package from a scientist in Milan and eat plenty of ice cream along the way.

But before long he finds himself caught up in a terrifying murder, and with blood all over his ice cream.

or

A brand-new radio adaptation of a classic Agatha Christie short story, The Case of the City Clerk, by Mike Stott. A middle-aged man leading a dull existence goes on what he hopes will be the adventure of a lifetime – but soon starts to regret his search for a bit of excitement.