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'Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.'


So says Magnus Pym, the spy of the title; and he has betrayed a lot in his life - countries, friends, family and lovers. When Magnus disappears after his father's funeral, MI6 launches an urgent manhunt to prevent his defection. But Pym is on a search of his own - to unravel the mystery of what made him the perfect spy.


Was it the duplicity of his con-artist father, Rick? Or his MI6 mentor and father figure Jack Brotherhood? Or was it Axel, the Czech agent he has known since his teens? All have marked him in crucial ways, and as the net closes around Magnus, he attempts finally to make sense of his life and find the source of his talent for deception...


A Perfect Spy is le Carr?'s most autobiographical novel, and has been hailed as his masterpiece, a compelling exploration of identity, treachery and the complexities of the human heart.


Cast:
Magnus Pym .... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Jack Brotherhood .... Bill Paterson
Axel .... Anton Lesser
Rick Pym .... Michael Maloney
Mary .... Ruth Gemmell
Lippsie .... Melody Grove
Syd Lemon .... Ewan Bailey
Sefton Boyd .... Tom Forrister
Nigel .... Gerard McDermott
Georgie .... Samara MacLaren
Fergus .... Tom Stuart
Peggy Wentworth .... Aoife McMahon
Kate .... Tracy Wiles
Tom .... Adam Thomas Wright
Sabina .... Sanchia McCormack
Nigel .... Gerard McDermott


This superlative radio production, dramatised in three parts by Robert Forrest, was produced by BBC Scotland for BBC Radio 4 and first broadcast in July 2017.

1. A Perfect Spy part1 (51.8Mb)
2. A Perfect Spy part2 (52.2Mb)
3. A Perfect Spy part3 (52.1Mb)

MP3 files hosted by archive.org.