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The Art of Deception: The Complete Series 1 and 2: A BBC Radio 4 Crime Drama by Philip Palmer M4B



All 10 episodes of the compelling BBC radio thriller about art forger Daniel Ballantyne and his biographer and nemesis, Jessica Brown.



Daniel Ballantyne: monster and angel, thief and conman, genius - and murderer?



Newly released from Wormwood Scrubs, and dying of cancer, notorious art forger Daniel Ballantyne agrees to help art critic Jessica Brown write his biography. But as Jessica digs deeper into his life, she realises that nearly everything he's told her is a lie, and behind his charming persona is a man capable of almost anything.



Trapped in a cat-and-mouse game with a master manipulator, Jessica finds herself putting her reputation - and her life - on the line....



Written by Philip Palmer (Red and Blue, Keeping the Wolf Out), this wickedly enjoyable crime drama stars David Schofield as Daniel Ballantyne, with Indira Varma and Hattie Morahan as Jessica Brown.



NB: Contains strong language and scenes which some listeners may find disturbing



Production credits



Written by Philip Palmer



Produced and directed by Toby Swift



First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 22-26 June 2009 (Series 1), 20-24 December 2010 (Series 2)



Cast



Daniel Ballantyne - David Schofield



Jessica Brown - Indira Varma/Hattie Morahan



Ben - Matt Addis



Andrew Jarrold - Jonathan Keeble/Harry Myers



Claire de Vere - Belinda Lang



DI Grimwood/Art dealer - John Biggins



Stavros Persakis - Malcolm Tierney



Museum curator - Philip Fox



DS Ruckley/Taxi driver - Benjamin Askew



Moisha Perez/Stefan Hunt - Stephen Greif



Lisa - Pandora Colin



DC Morgan - Sally Orrock



Gondolier/Waiter - Iain Batchelor



Other parts played by Kenneth Collard and Jude Akuwudike



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