Rachel Wagstaff's dramatisation of the novel by Sebastian Faulks, set in pre-Second World War France. Charles has rented rooms for the young waitress he has befriended at the Hotel Lion d'Or. She has agreed to go with him to a country house party. He tells himself that the trip is entirely innocent, but lets his wife think that he is away working for the government in Paris. Charles Hartmann ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt Anne Louvet ...... Jessica Raine Christine Hartmann ...... Catherine Cusack Andre Mattlin ...... David Westhead Etienne ...... Toby Jones Madame Bouin ...... Jane Whittenshaw Monsieur le Patron ...... Jonathan Oliver Mireille ...... Avril Clark Directed by Frank Stirling A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.