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The Monday Play: Prisoners

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Paul M. Levitt
with Maureen O'Brien as Elizabeth Fry, Clive Francis as Joseph, Avril Clark as Katherine, Frances Jeater as Rachel and Jeffrey Wickham as Governor Newman

'Is the real Mrs Fry the Quaker lady dressed in grey who likes the simple things in life or the lady who goes to parties given by the rich and famous? Is she the lady who tells the women here in Newgate she wants her children home with her or the lady some say has packed her children off?'

(Stereo)
(Re-broadcast next Saturday)

Contributors

Writer:
Paul M. Levitt
Director:
Martin Jenkins
Elizabeth Fry:
Maureen O'Brien
Joseph:
Clive Francis
Katherine:
Avril Clark
Rachel:
Frances Jeater
Governor Newman:
Jeffry Wickham
Governess:
Jennifer Piercey
Rachel (aged 13):
Karen Ascoe
John Fry:
Alkis Constantouris
Sheriff Bridges/Mr Gurney:
Gordon Reid
Sheriff Kirby:
Stuart Organ
The Rev Cotton:
Manning Wilson
Richenda:
Katie Jenkins
Elizabeth Mary Byrnes:
Helena Breck
Elizabeth Fry as a child:
Deborah Makepeace
William Savary/Home Secretary:
Brian Hewlett
Reggie:
Jonathan Tafler
Tom:
Shaun Prendergast
Bailiffs assistant:
James Goode
Nancy Irwin:
Natasha Pyne
Duke of Gloucester:
Geoffrey Collins

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