The Reluctant Spy is an original Realm thriller serialized fiction and audio drama written and directed by John Dryden, and narrated by Nigel Lindsay. It has 1 season and 3 episodes.
It is based on the novels of Nobel Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz.
Synopsis[]
From the award-winning creators of PASSENGER LIST comes a three-part spy thriller by John Dryden set in Egypt soon after the 2011 revolution.
Official synopsis
Premise[]
This serial is about how a hard-up expat Duncan Kavanagh scrapes a living as a private English tutor and by showing tourists around the ancient Coptic churches of Cairo, but since the revolution, work has dried up with tourists in short supply. When seductive Canadian student Tara asks him to deliver a letter to a prominent Egyptian politician, he soon finds himself navigating a complex web of secrets and misinformation as a new Egypt struggles to realign itself in the world.
Characters[]
- Duncan Kavanagh
- Tara
Episodes[]
| # | Title | Reading length | Listening length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | 27 minutes | 43 minutes |
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A hard-up Coptic art expert living in post-revolution Cairo becomes embroiled in (what appears to be) corporate espionage when approached by seductive Canadian student Tara to deliver a letter to a prominent Egyptian politician. | |||
| 2 | Episode 2 | 28 minutes | 43 minutes |
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Duncan Kavanagh has been drawn into a world of espionage and the enigmatic Tara seems to be using him. But Duncan is not as innocent as he appears and his past is about to catch up with him. | |||
| 3 | Episode 3 | 28 minutes | 43 minutes |
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Things are spiraling out of control for Duncan who has attracted the attentions of the Egyptian authorities investigating the disappearance of a university student. | |||