AN INSPECTOR CALLS - HEINEMANN PLAYS - GCSE This play, written by J. B. Priestley, contains the following plot : Arthur Birling, a prosperous manufacturer in the early years of this century, is holding a family dinner party to celebrate his daughter's engagement. Into this cosy scene intrudes the harsh figure of a police inspector investigating the suicide of a young working-class woman. Under the pressure of his interrogation, every member of the family turns out to have a shameful secret which links them with her death... This new edition has new notes and assignments to help in meeting the requirements of key stage 4, and features a suggested bibliography and a glossary at the end of the book.