Neverwhere

A BBC Radio Full-Cast Dramatisation

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Christopher Lee, James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, David Harewood, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Head, David Schofield, full cast

Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Beneath the streets of London there is another London. A subterranean labyrinth of sewers and abandoned tube stations. A somewhere that is Neverwhere.... An act of kindness sees Richard Mayhew catapulted from his ordinary life into the strange world of London Below. There he meets the Earl of Earl's Court, faces a life-threatening ordeal at the hands of the Black Friars, comes face to face with the Great Beast of London, and encounters an Angel. Called Islington. Accompanied by the mysterious Door and her companions, the Marquis de Carabas and the bodyguard Hunter, Richard embarks on an extraordinary quest to escape from the fiendish assassins Croup and Vandemar and to discover who ordered them to murder her family - all the while trying to get back to his old life in London Above. Adapted for radio by the award-winning Dirk Maggs, this captivating dramatisation features a stellar cast including David Harewood, Sophie Okonedo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Christopher Lee, Anthony Head and David Schofield. Contains over 25 minutes of additional unbroadcast material, including extended scenes, bloopers and outtakes.

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A bit different from the book, but still great!

Listened to the original book narration by Neil Gaiman, then this version and loved it. Great acting that let's you really get immersed in the story, and the last bit was really a treat!

great book

The story was fun and the actors did an amazing job bringing it to life. I only wish it was longer, I was having fun.

Soooo FANTASTIC!!!!!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely, such a vivid image was conjured by the amazing cast and sound.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

Hunter

Any additional comments?

The dramatization was so amazing, I could envision the play!

just perfect

Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere is a beautiful piece of work on its writing and audio version. The performances are terrific and I highly recommend it.

Perfect

I love this adaptation. The cast is incredible and it's very close to the original book. Even though you don't hear every detail, you still get the full effect.

A Great Cast for this Radio Show!

The first stand-out is the amazing star power in play here; Christopher Lee, James McAvoy, Natalie Dormer, and Benedict Cumberbatch, to name a few, lend their talent to bring legendary media creator Neil Gaiman's beloved story "Neverwhere" to life. Here there will be no narration, no description of action or any exposition. No, here you will find sophisticated sound editing and expert voice acting that will feed the scenery with your imagination with every footstep in the rain and every grunt of pain. This is a wonderful and rare experience that I recommend for everyone!

Favorite book ever

Best book, best rendition. I'm listening to it again because it makes me warm and fuzzy

An All-Star Cast for a Five-Star Adaptation.

When I first read Gaiman's 'Neverwhere' as a young sci-fi and fantasy fan, it basically locked me into loving Gaiman's work for-fucking-ever. This adaptation, however, is a thing of beauty because it's taking Gaiman's words and sensibilities, adding some marvelous voices and actors, and turning it into a radio-play that far exceeds anything I've been hearing in recent years. Each actor is well-casted and well-suited to their roles, and, while shortened considerably, the adaptation retains more of the most important parts of the story, without taking away from the plot. Mad props for Natalie Dormer especially, because I'll be damned if I can find a voice or actress better suited to the Lady Door.

A terrific radio play done by terrific actors of a terrific book.

LOVED IT

Would you listen to Neverwhere [Adaptation] again? Why?

Yes, it's richly layered and elevated to an all high ranking because of sound effects and different voices of the cast..

Star studded cast

Great adventure tale with all your favorite British Actors. Great gift idea. Great sound design.