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The Little World of Don Camillo: A Solomon Comes to Judgement

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2/4. More comic stories set in the early 1950s in a village in Northern Italy where the priest (Don Camillo) and the Communist mayor battle for the hearts and minds (and souls) of the inhabitants. By Giovanni Guareschi. Dramatised by Peter Kerry.

Inter-village warfare breaks out over the siting of the new school but Mayor Peppone is too busy improving his self-esteem to notice.

Contributors

Author:
Giovanni Guareschi
Dramatised by:
Peter Kerry
Producer/Director:
Chris Wallis
Don Camillo:
Ian Hogg
Peppone:
Shaun Prendergast
God:
Joss Ackland
Smilzo:
Donald McBride
Brusco:
Trevor Fox
Mrs Castellino:
Charlie Hardwick
Mrs Peppone:
Becky Hindley
Marasca:
Finetime Fontayne
Neri:
James Garbutt
Cpt Mancini:
Ben Crowe
Source: Radio Times

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