This is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Agatha Christie's darkly suspenseful psychological thriller. ' Some are born to sweet delight/ Some are born to endless night'
- William Blake. Agatha Christie wrote Endless Night" in 1967 & it is one of her greatest
- & most unusual
- novels. Creepy malevolent & claustrophobic it is a story about choices the nature of good & evil & grim retribution. Mike Rogers had a childhood fantasy about what life would be like as an adult; he'd have a beautiful wife they would live in a beautiful home & this would be a peaceful & deserved reward for a turbulent early life. When he meets Ellie Gutman at a lovely remote spot known as Gypsy's Acre suddenly it is all within his grasp. However things are not as idyllic as they seem
- local legend has it that the land is cursed & several terrible accidents have occurred there. Mike & Ellie pay no attention to these tales: but when they move into their new home the curse suddenly seems to come to life & they find themselves in grave danger... Starring Jonathan Forbes & Lizzie Watts this is a menacing drama that perfectly evokes the atmosphere of Agatha Christie's brooding malevolent tale infused with passion hauntings & grim retribution."