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Brandy for the Parson by CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL based on The Distracted Preacher by THOMAS HARDY with Hywel Bennett as Philip Carpenter and Elizabeth Proud as Dolly Pocock
The late 1820s. Philip Carpenter , an inexperienced young Methodist minister, arrives on the Isle of Wight to take up his first appointment. He lodges with an attractive young widow, Dolly Pocock, only to discover her to be involved with the smuggling, then rife along the channel coast. His ideals, in conflict with his heart, are put to the test.
Directed by GLYN DEARMAN long wave only

Contributors

Unknown:
Christopher Russell
Unknown:
Thomas Hardy
Unknown:
Hywel Bennett
Unknown:
Philip Carpenter
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Elizabeth Proud
Unknown:
Dolly Pocock
Unknown:
Philip Carpenter
Unknown:
Dolly Pocock,
Directed By:
Glyn Dearman
Reuben Sprake:
Edward Kelsey
Edna Sprake:
Pat Keen
Alan Webb:
Hugh Futcher
Harry Jolliffe:
Peter Tuddenham
Ralph Baker:
Roger Tallon
Mrs Wheeler:
Betty Hardy
Source: Radio Times

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