The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Starring Ian Carmichael (BBC Radio Collection)

The Edwardian afternoon still lingers on for those too old to have fought and the Gentlemans club which forms the backdrop for much of this book remains a refuge from a rapidly changing world.

But for the "lucky" ones who return from the trenches their experiences haunt them. There are also the new economic realities of unemployment to be faced.

Dorothy L Sayer has brilliantly and effortlessly evoked the flavour of the period. As reader of detective fiction and a passionate history buff I enjoyed it enormously.


A classic tale of crime   September 19, 2000
 6 out of 9 found this review helpful

Ian Carmichael quite simply is Lord Peter Wimsey. Capturing the feel of an era gone by, of the period between the two world wars, the effect of shell-shock & a gentleman detective, Dorothy L Sayers' timeless stories as reproduced by the BBC are all excellent. This is however the best.

The plot is, as always believable yet challenging, & the overall production is excellent, as you would expect from the BBC. Special mention must go to the late lamented Peter Jones for his outstanding performance as the indispensable Bunter.