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Copperfaced Jack

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A melodrama by John O'Donovan adapted for radio by the author with Timothy West as John Scott. Earl of Clonmell, Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland
Michael Harbour, Kate Binchy Barry Keegan, Jessie Evans
Characters m order of speaking: Produced by JOHN POWELL
The scene: The Court of King's Bench, Four Courts, Dublin, and Newgate Jail, Dublin. The time: 1798. during the reign of George III
(Timothy West is in "The Italian Girl" at the Wyndham's Theatre; Jessie Kvans in "Canterbury Tales" at the Phoenix Theatre, London)

Contributors

Unknown:
John O'Donovan
Unknown:
Timothy West
Unknown:
John Scott.
Unknown:
Kate Binchy
Unknown:
Barry Keegan
Unknown:
Jessie Evans
Produced By:
John Powell
Unknown:
George Iii
Unknown:
Timothy West
Unknown:
Jessie Kvans
Clerk of the Court:
Brian Hewlett
Lord Chief Justice Scott:
Timothy West
Miltigan, the Chief Justice's Crier:
Michael Deacon
Peter Shanks, a rebel leader:
Michael Harbour
Mary Neale:
Kate Binchy
Arthur Wolfe Attorney-General:
Barry Keegan
Counsellors:
Dennis Adams
Counsellors:
Leonard Fenton
Eliza Shanks Peter's mother:
Jessie Evans
Turnkeys:
Dennis Adams
Turnkeys:
Leonard Fenton
Viola and Bessie, whores:
Jan Edwards
Viola and Bessie, whores:
Rosalind Shanks
Jack Fennessy, a condemned prisoner:
Nigel Clayton
Brian Borroo a prisoner:
Brian Hewlett
Galvin, hangman:
Malcolm Hayes
Dr Palmer:
Michael Kilgarriff
The Governor of Newgate Jail, Dublin.:
Duncan McIntyre
Viceroy of Ireland:
Leonard Fenton
Source: Radio Times

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