The Queen of Spades by Alexander Pushkin

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Throughout history men have gambled for high stakes. But when Hermann discovered the secret of how to win at cards, he gambled with a life - and his own sanity... Starring Ian Ogilvy. Alexander Pushkin’s supernatural novella, first published in 1834. Dramatised by Maurice Travers. Hermann …. Ian Ogilvy Vanin …. Godfrey Kenton Dmitri …. Christopher Bidmead Tomski …. Gareth Armstrong Naroumov …. Nigel Lambert Surin / Chekalinski …. Sion Probert Countess …. Joan Matheson Lizaveta …. Susan Maudslay Director: Derek Hoddinott First broadcast on the BBC World Service in April 1976.