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Classic Serial: Cousin Bette, the Poor Relation: 1: The Wedding and the Betrayal

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By Honore de Balzac, dramatised in three parts by James Friel.

Paris, 1838. The faithless Baron Hulot is in financial difficulties. His daughter needs a dowry and a husband, and his saintly wife has nothing more he can pawn. Cousin Bette proposes a solution to the family's dilemma and a bizarre revenge for her own betrayal.

(Rptd Saturday 3pm)

Contributors

Author:
Honore de Balzac
Dramatised by:
James Friel
Music:
Olga Thomas Bosovskaya
Producer:
Catherine Bailey
Director:
Marilyn Imrie
Bette:
Alison Steadman
Hulot:
Leslie Phillips
Adeline:
Lindsay Duncan
Valerie:
Frances Barber
Count:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Crevel:
Kenneth Cranham
Marneffe:
Jeremy Clyde
Hortense:
Alexandra Gilbreath
Victor:
Ifan Meredith
Celestine:
Cathy Sara
Josepha:
Hetty Baynes
Fischer/Marshall:
Ioan Meredith
Source: Radio Times

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