My Cousin Rachel is being serialised on Radio 4 from Sunday.
Classic Serial ? My Cousin Rachel Ep 1/2
Sunday 6 May
3.00-4.00pm BBC RADIO 4
To commemorate the centenary of Daphne du Maurier's birth, Damian Lewis stars in this week's Classic Serial ? My Cousin Rachel, written in 1951 and set on the coast of Cornwall.
When Philip Ashley's much-loved cousin, Ambrose, dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife, Rachel. But then he meets Rachel and falls in love with her.
As the story unfolds, listeners discover whether Rachel is only using Philip to get at the estate Ambrose left to him, instead of her, and if she will murder to get what she wants.
My Cousin Rachel is a best-selling, inherently dramatic and critically acclaimed story, with sinister psychological depths, told in a voice that speaks to listeners as though pouring a confession in their ear.
Rachel is played by Lia Williams, Phillip by Cark Prekopp, Ambrose by Damian Lewis, Louise by Emily Wachter and Geoffrey by Paul Jesson.