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A Bunch of Fives

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

Five plays specially commissioned from Northern writers to mark the opening of the new Network Production Centre, Sheila Hancock and Graham Roberts in 2: The Story of a Penny Suit by KEN WHITMORE with Arthur Lowe
' I'll get a suit, I'll get a suit. As soon as we've stopped paying a mortgage, 29 quid a week; hp for furniture, eight quid; telephone bill, 25 smackers. Oh yes, I'll get a denim suit with silk veneers and bells on the bottom.'
Produced and directed by ALFRED BRADLEY. BBC Manchester

Contributors

Unknown:
Sheila Hancock
Unknown:
Graham Roberts
Unknown:
Ken Whitmore
Unknown:
Arthur Lowe
Directed By:
Alfred Bradley.
Muriel:
Sheila Hancock
Edward:
Graham Roberts
Beverley:
Carole Turner
Mr Massenbird:
Arthur Lowe
Pamela:
Heather Stoney
Source: Radio Times

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