Jeffrey Archer Not a Penny More, Not..., Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer Not a Penny More, Not..., Jeffrey Archer
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Jeffrey Archer: Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less & A Matter of Honour
2 BBC Radio 4 full-cast thrillers

Author: Jeffrey Archer

Narrator: Jeffrey Archer, Full Cast, Stratford Johns, Michael York, Edward de Souza, Francis Matthews

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2022

Synopsis

Two full-cast dramatisations of Jeffrey Archer's thrillers with narration by Jeffrey Archer himself

Jeffery Archer is a New York Times bestselling author, published in over 37 languages across 97 countries. Jeffrey Archer's debut novel Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less from 1976 is dramatised here in seven parts by Betty Davis; as well as his later work A Matter of Honour, which was recently rediscovered in the collection of an amateur archivist after the recording was lost on delivery to the BBC archives. The sound quality of A Matter of Honour may be affected as a result.

Not A Penny More, Not A Penny Less

The conned: an Oxford don, a revered society physician, a chic French art dealer, and a charming English lord. They have one thing in common. Overnight, each novice investor lost his life's fortune to one man.

The con: Harvey Metcalfe. A brilliant, self-made guru of deceit. A very dangerous individual. And now, a hunted man. With nothing left to lose, four strangers are about to come together - each experts in their own field.

Their plan: find Harvey, shadow him, trap him, and destroy him - penny-for-penny. From the luxurious casinos of Monte Carlo to the high-stakes windows at Ascot; from the bustle of Wall Street to fashionable London galleries, their own ingenious game has begun.

It's called revenge - and they were taught by a master.

Narrated by Jeffrey Archer

Harvey Metcalfe - Stratford Johns
Stephen Bradley - Paul Darrow
Adrian Tryner - Francis Matthews
Jean Pierre Lamanns - Edward de Souza
Lord James Brigsley - Jeremy Clyde
Anne Summerton - Lesley-Anne Down
David Stein - Leonard Fenton
Jorg Birrer - Sion Probert
Miss Melkie - Sonia Fraser
Giovanni - Sean Arnold

Adapted by Betty Davies
Directed by Glyn Dearman
First Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 October and November 1980

A Matter of Honour

10th May 1966: The Tsar's Icon is a fake. It is imperative that the original be found - and by 20th June. Finding it will change the course of human history.

It seems innocent enough. A disgraced British colonel bequeaths a mysterious letter to his only son. But the moment Adam Scott opens the yellowing envelope, he sets into motion a deadly chain of events that threatens to shake the very foundations of the free world.

When at last he comes to understand what he is in possession of, he's even more determined to protect it, for it's more than a matter of life and death - it's a matter of honour.

Narrated by Jeffrey Archer

Adam Scott - Michael York
Alexander Romanov - Simon Ward
Lawrence Pemberton - Tom Chadbon
Brezhnev - Czeslaw Grocholski
Zaborski - John Church
Petrova - Jill Lidstone
Heidi - Helena Breck
Konstantinov - George Roubicek
Goering - Garard Green
Gerard Scott - Manning Wilson
Mrs Scott - Pauline Letts
Wainwright - Eric Stovell
Other parts played by Sheila Grant, Ronald Herdman, Gordon Reid and Jill Simcox

Dramatised by Brian Sibley
Directed by Glyn Dearman

First Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 November and December 1986

©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

About Jeffrey Archer

There are many who say that author Jeffrey Archer's life would make the subject of an excellent book. London born Archer, grew up in Somerset, whose father was a printer by trade, was educated in Wellington School and at Brasenose College, Oxford. He was a very accomplished athlete, becoming President of the University Athletics Club. That was the beginning of his elected positions in various political positions. After a bad investment left him on the verge of bankruptcy, he decided to try writing a novel to repay his debts to creditors.

For his first writing attempt, Archer had great success with "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less". The book sold to 17 countries and became a successful serial for BBC Radio 4, then televised in 1990. His second novel, "Shall We Tell the President", was a thriller about a plot to assassinate Edward Kennedy as though he became President. Several novels followed, each more successful than the others. He also mixed in some non-fiction and collections of short stories as well.

Archer is also a playwright with his first play being run at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End in 1987 for over 600 performances. He had a few plays that were quite successful, having played an acting role in one of the last to be performed.

In November of 1999, Archer was charged with perjury and conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, for which he served two years of a four-year sentence. He used that time to write a volume of documentaries about his experiences in the prison system. They were entitled.......Prison Diary: Volume I, Hell.......Volume II, Purgatory.........and, Volume III, Heaven. Archer is now published in 97 countries and more than 37 languages.......he is firmly established as an author of note. He has been married for 49 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE, and they have two sons and two grandsons. Their time is divided among their three homes in London, Cambridge, and Mallorca.

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