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Dialogue in the Dark

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

by Michael Ignatieff
with Alec McCowen as David Hume and David Rintoul as James Boswell

A summer evening in Edinburgh, 1776. The ailing philosopher David Hume has an unexpected visitor.

Contributors

Writer:
Michael Ignatieff
Camera Supervisor:
Ian Turner
Sound:
John Gardner
Lighting:
Barry Chatfield
Designer:
Alan Wright
Producer:
Aileen Forsyth
Director:
Jonathan Miller
David Hume:
Alec McCowen
James Boswell:
David Rintoul
Peggy Irvine:
Jennifer Piercey
Manservant:
Alex McAvoy
Source: Radio Times

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