Neverwhere [Full-Cast Radio Adaptation]

by Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs (Director)

Other authors: Paul Chequer (Narrator), Lucy Cohu (Narrator), Bernard Cribbens (Narrator), Benedict Cumberbatch (Narrator), Natalie Dormer (Narrator) — 13 more, Romola Garai (Narrator), Don Gilet (Narrator), David Harewood (Narrator), George Harris (Narrator), Anthony Head (Narrator), Heather Larmour (Producer), Christopher Lee (Narrator), James McAvoy (Narrator), Sophie Okonedo (Narrator), Andrew Sachs (Narrator), Abdul Salis (Narrator), David Schofield (Narrator), Johnny Vegas (Narrator)

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Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML: 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. ©2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd… (more)

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It's been years since I've read the novel, so I'm sure there were things that were cut out for the sake of time etc. I did see a dramatization of Neverwhere put on by a local theater group in DC last year, so I have the highlights of the plot pretty fresh in my head. And the BBC dramatization had the same highlights, so I can't think that any important bits were cut out.

I really like the story, and I appreciated that this was produced. The cast was absolutely fantastic and perfect for their roles. There were some audio issues, though, where one actor would be significantly quieter than the others in a particular scene, and I'd have to fiddle with the volume to catch what he or she was saying, and then immediately turn it down again. This happened several times and was a bit annoying.

However, the actors brought the story to life. Though I feel I was at a bit of a disadvantage because my mental visuals were of the playhouse production I saw, which had been excellent, but was a bit distracting for me personally. Because of this, I don't know if my three-star rating was because of the production or because of me personally.

However, if you're a fan of the book, this is definitely worth a listen. (

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wisemetis | Dec 23, 2022 |

Great cast but not my favorite Gaiman book. (

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jilliantow | Aug 11, 2022 |

Accents just too thick for this Yank -- I needed subtitles, and they haven't developed them for audio books.

wdwilson3 | May 4, 2022 |

This *was* my first time with Neverwhere, and I understand this iteration has its limitations (and some people’s enjoyment is severely curtailed by audio device speakers, such as phones). Nonetheless, with the blessing of a fantastic audio system in my car, this was *thoroughly* enjoyable. I loved the casting. Benedict Cumberbatch as Islington is perfection. 5 easy stars from me.
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avanders | Nov 23, 2020 |

Great Adventure for a simple man. Action scenes and characters seem familiar, but the way the story is told is captivating.
The dramatization from BBC is good (as always). At start hard to hear and get some accents (for a non-native speaker and because of the ambient sound mixing at times) (

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jbrieu | Nov 6, 2020 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Neil Gaiman	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Maggs, Dirk	Director	main author	all editions	confirmed
Chequer, Paul	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cohu, Lucy	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cribbens, Bernard	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cumberbatch, Benedict	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dormer, Natalie	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Garai, Romola	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gilet, Don	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Harewood, David	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Harris, George	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Head, Anthony	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Larmour, Heather	Producer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lee, Christopher	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McAvoy, James	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Okonedo, Sophie	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sachs, Andrew	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Salis, Abdul	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Schofield, David	Narrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
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Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:

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.
©2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2013 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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