with Paxero and his heavily armed guards holed up in the big house, waiting for reinforcements to arrive by aircraft. Radio adaptation BBC Radio produced a six-part Thirty Minute Theatre adaptation of the novel in 1978 starring Barbara Kellerman as Modesty Blaise with James Bolam as Willie Garvin and Richard Vernon as Sir Gerald Tarrant. This was recorded in April and broadcast weekly on the BBC World Service between 12 June and 17 July. 1976 British novels Modesty Blaise books Souvenir Press books