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Persuasion

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by Jane Austen.
Dramatised in three parts by Michelene Wandor
2: Accidents and Encounters.
Captain Wentworth has returned to the village of Uppercross and has become the centre of social life for the Musgrove family. Only Anne Elliot appears to remember the past and her rejection of his love eight years ago. But is it coldness of indifference which she now senses in his attitude towards her? Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons C1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs

Directed by Vanessa Whttburn.
BBC Pebble Mill.
Stereo

Contributors

Author:
Jane Austen
Dramatist:
Michelene Wandor
Piano:
Kenneth Mobbs
Director:
Vanessa Whttburn
Anne Elliot:
Juliet Stevenson
Captain Wentworth:
Tim Brierley
Jane Austen:
Sorcha Cusack
Sir Walter Elliot:
Roger Hume
Elizabeth Elliot:
Claire Faulconbridge
Mr Elliot:
Peter Harlowe
Mary Musgrove:
Kathryn Hurlbutt
Charles Musgrove:
Alister Cameron
Louisa Musgrove:
Jayne Dowell
Henrietta Musgrove:
Alison Dowling
Mrs Musgrove:
Sheila Grant
Lady Russell:
Patricia Gallimore
Mrs Clay:
Hedli Niklaus
Admiral Croft:
Jeffrey Dench
Sophia Croft:
Tina Gray
Captain Benwick:
Tony Turner
Mrs Smith:
Carole Boyd
Captain Harville:
Paul Alexander
Source: Radio Times

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