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by Yuri Trifonov (1925-81), translated by Michael Frayn
with Michael Jayston as Viktor

The antipathy between his wife Lena and his mother has been the bane of Viktor's life - All the more surprising, then, that when his mother falls ill, Lena suggests she should live with them. A bitter-sweet comedy of Moscow life in the 1970s by one of the most popular and distinguished of Soviet writers.

Contributors

Author:
Yuri Trifonov
Translated by:
Michael Frayn
Director:
Matthew Walters
Viktor:
Michael Jayston
Lena:
Patricia Garwood
Viktor's mother:
Margot Boyd
Lora:
Deborah Norton
Tanya:
Avril Clark
Viktor's father:
Edward de Souza
Viktor's grandfather:
Lockwood West
Lena's mother:
Barbara Atkinson
Lena's father:
Manning Wilson
Housing agent:
Peter Woodthorpe
Natashka/Innochke:
Deborah Makepeace
Zherekhov/Felix:
John Church
Kulgin/Dog-owner:
Ronald Herdman
Cousin Marina:
Sheila Grant
Snitkin/Vasya/Bubrik:
Gordon Reid
Aunt Zhenya:
Ysanne Churchman
Source: Radio Times

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