01 The Postman Always Rings Twice - Free Audiobook

The James M Cain Series

1: The Postman Always Rings Twice

First broadcast: Sat 30th Nov 2013, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

Frank Chambers, a young drifter in 1930s California, stops at a diner and is offered a job. The owner is Nick Papadakis, and his much younger, beautiful wife, Cora. There is immediate sexual chemistry between Frank and Cora, and they begin a passionate affair. Cora is tired of working at the diner, and of her husband, so they decide to murder Nick and start a new life together. The plan is to hit Nick over the head and make it look like he drowned in the bath. But the plan goes wrong, and soon everything starts to unravel. Adapted by Charlotte Greig

Director: Kate McAll

Frank Chambers: Ronan Summers

Cora Papadakis: Samantha Dakin

Nick Papadakis: Chris Pavlo

Sackett: Kerry Shale

A BBC/Cymru Wales production