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Saturday-Night Theatre: The Spoils of Poynton

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Henry James, dramatised by William Ash
with Maxine Audley as Mrs Gereth, Maureen O'Brien as Fleda Vetch and Gordon Dulieu as Owen Gereth

Mrs Gereth has spent years gathering together objets d'art. Poynton, the family home, is famous for its treasures. Their future is threatened, however, when her son, Owen, becomes engaged to a girl of no sensibility at all.
Mrs Gereth searches for a weapon to destroy her and discovers - Fleda!

BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Mon 3.15 pm)

9.5S Weather

Contributors

Author:
Henry James
Director:
Kay Patrick
Mrs Gereth:
Maxine Audley
Fleda Vetch:
Maureen O'Brien
Owen Gereth:
Gordon Dulieu
Mr Vetch:
Herbert Smith
Mona/Maid:
Kate Lee
Stationmaster:
George Hagan
Source: Radio Times

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