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The Saturday Play: Little Nell

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A new drama from Simon Gray, inspired by Claire Tomalin's book The Invisible Woman, that tells the story of the relationship between Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens. The lies Nelly told to protect her secret affair with the great author had lasting and damaging repercussions.

Contributors

Writer:
Simon Gray
Pianist:
Charlotte Brennan
Director:
Jane Morgan
Sir Henry Dickens:
Philip Voss
Geoffrey Robinson:
Crispin Redman
Nelly Ternan:
Monica Dolan
Charles Dickens:
Michael Pennington
Jane:
Maria Miles
George Wharton Robinson:
Nicholas Boulton
Rev Benham:
Nicholas Le Provost
Source: Radio Times

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