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The Ballad of Peckham Rye

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An Entertainment for Radio
Text from Muriel Spark's novel with lyrics by MURIEL SPARK and music by TRISTRAM CARY Adaptation and production by CHRISTOPHER HOLME
Other voices played by Malcolm Haves and members of the cast with William Davies (keyboard) and instrumental ensemble conducted by the composer

Contributors

Music By:
Tristram Cary
Unknown:
Christopher Holme
Played By:
Malcolm Haves
DOUGAL DOUGLAS, M A (Edinburgh):
Frank Duncan
HUMPHREY PLACE, refrigerator engineer:
John Dearth
Dixie MORSE, typist, his fiancée:
Denise Bryei
MAVIS CREWE, her mother:
Nan Marriott-Watson
ARTHUR CREWE, her step-father:
Julian Somers
LESLIE CREWE, her step-brother:
Nicholas Edmett
MR. DRUCE, managing director. Meadows, Meade and Grindley:
Leslie Perrins
Merle Coverdale, head typing pool:
Betty Hardy
MR Weedin, personnel manager:
Frank Partington
CONNIE WEEDIN, typist, his daughter:
Anne Beresford
Elaine Kent, senior process controller:
Sheila Grant
TREVOR Lomas, L C C electrician:
Malcolm Knight
BEAUTY, shop assistant:
Norma Griffin
COLLIE GOULD:
Kenneth Dight
MR WILLIS,:
Managing Director,
Drover Willis's:
Tom Watson
JOYCE WILLIS, his wife:
Charlotte Mitchell
Miss FRIERNE, a landlady:
Gladys Spencer
NELLY MAHONE:
June Tobiu

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