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The Thirties

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As seen by Jean Rhys Three of her stories dramatised by ALAN SEYMOUR The Lotus
Entertaining Lotus Heath, the plump, boozy, wreck of a woman from the basement, is all very well. But, as Ronnie and Christine discover, there are limits ...
Tigers are Better Looking
Abandoned by a friend, Mr Severn at first finds little joy on Jubilee Day. But then the festive atmosphere takes over.
Outside the Machine
Alison Key as Inez Best Constance Chapman as Mme Tavernier
In hospital in France, Inez finds life in the English ward as cold and alien as a machine. But she has reckoned without an unexpected act of kindness".
Producer ANNE HEAD
Director JOHN GLENISTER

Contributors

Unknown:
Jean Rhys
Dramatised By:
Alan Seymour
Unknown:
Inez Best
Unknown:
Constance Chapman
Unknown:
Mme Tavernier
Producer:
Anne Head
Director:
John Glenister
Lotus Heath:
Hermione Baddeley
Ronnie:
Timothy Peters
Christine:
Rosemary Blake
Policeman:
Peter Thornton
Mr Severn:
John Stratton
Maidie:
Rhoda Lewis
Heather:
Alex Marshall
Mr Johnson:
Peter Miles
Bouncer:
Ken Halliwell
Waiter:
William Bond
Ladies at the bar:
Mary Winslow
Ladies at the bar:
Merdel Jokdine
Policeman:
Donald Tandy
Pat:
Mary Ashton
Mrs Wilson:
Elizabeth Tyrrell
Mrs West:
Peggy Scrimshaw
Matron:
Peggy Ann Wood
Sister:
Joyce Parry
English nurse:
Yvonne Ball
French nurse:
Ingrid Bower
English clergyman:
John Dawson
Mrs Murphy:
Sheelagh Cullen

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