2/6. Rebecca West 's trilogy, dramatised by Robin Brooks. Rose and her siblings are learning to grow up in a home threatened by poverty and disgrace owing to the actions of their improvident father. Rose and Mary are talented musicians but their older sister Cordelia has no real understanding of music, even though she is egged on by her school's violin teacher.
Music by David Pickvance ; Producers Claire Grove and Cherry Cookson; Director Martin Jenkins Repeated from Sunday