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A ten-part romantic drama by Mary Brunton, set in Perthshire and London. Dramatised by and starring Gerda Stevenson

In a world where polite society and sexual hypocrisy rub shoulders, can Laura Montreville choose wisely between passion and virtue?

Colonel Hargrave's sexual advances are too much for Laura, so she places her suitor on a two-year probation.

Other parts played by members of the cast
(Repeat of 10.45am)

Contributors

Author:
Mary Brunton
Dramatised by:
Gerda Stevenson
Director:
Bruce Young
Narrator:
Maureen Beattie
Laura:
Gerda Stevenson
Montreville:
Bernard Horsfall
Mrs Douglas:
Phyllida Law
Hargrave:
Andrew Wincott
De Courcy:
Tom Goodman-Hill
Lady Pelham:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Harriet:
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Jeannie:
Colette O'Neil
Warren:
Thomas Arnold
Wilkins:
David Timson
Robert:
Stuart McGugan
Mary:
Emma Woolliams
Source: Radio Times

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