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The Plucking Post by DENISE ROBERTSON with and Sara is a mother who prides herself on her liberal attitudes. She and Geoff are bringing up their daughter Angela with what Sara considers to be a healthy approach to life.
Over the family home hovers a kestrel - a bird of prey; it watches and waits, bent on destruction.
Directed by KAY PATRICK BBC Manchester. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Denise Robertson
Directed By:
Kay Patrick
Sara:
Brigit Forsyth
the Narrator:
Jill Balcon
Geoff:
Wyllie Longmore
Sheila:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Lewis:
Piers Henschel
Mr Beckett:
James Tomlinson
Angela:
Hannah Lavender
Simon:
Adam Davies
Source: Radio Times

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