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Afternoon Play: Plum's War

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By Michael Butt. The winner of this year's Sony Gold Award for Drama, this production investigates P.G. Wodehouse 's mysterious wartime decision to broadcast on German radio, the incandescent response of the British press, and the unexpected effects of these events on contemporary writer George Orwell. (R)

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Butt.
Director:
John Taylor
P.G. Wodehouse:
Benjamin Whitrow
George:
Nicholas Farrell
Werner:
Henry Goodman
Ethel:
Gillian Barge
Ogilvie:
Stephen Boxer
Duff:
Colin Baker
Major Cussen:
David Glover
William:
Michael Tudor Barnes
Source: Radio Times

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