into a five-part serial directed by Kate McAll on BBC Radio 4's 15-Minute Drama from 17 December 2012 to 21 December 2012. The cast starred Daphne Alexander as Modesty, Carl Prekopp as Willie, Alun Armstrong as Tarrant, Sam Dale as Delicata, Geoffrey Streatfeild as Steve Collier, Samantha Dakin as Dinah, Alex Fearns as McWhirter, Jeff Mash as Skeet Lowery and Nigel Anthony as Sir Howard Presteign. 1969 British novels Modesty Blaise books Souvenir Press books