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Afternoon Play: Bracken Hill

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By Hideo Takeuchi from the novel by Kiyoko Murata. Adapted by Lavinia Murray.

A Japanese story transferred to 18th-century England. Due to severe food shortages, Ruth is one of seven elderly villagers required to seek survival on nearby Bracken Hill. Exile brings unexpected pleasures as well as hardships but will their ingenuity last until autumn and the promise of a return to the village?

Contributors

Writer:
Hideo Takeuchi
From the novel by:
Kiyoko Murata
Adapted by:
Lavinia Murray
Director:
Lucy Baldwyn
Ruth:
Elizabeth Bell
Judith:
Helen Longworth
Martha:
Marcia Warren
James:
Philip Jackson
Joseph:
Geoffrey Whitehead
Anne:
Bridget Turner
Daniel:
Gerard McDermott
Christine:
Marlene Sidaway
Source: Radio Times

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