Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 280,389 playable programmes from the BBC

The Girls of Slender Means: Part 1

on BBC Two England

by Muriel Spark
The BBC2 Serial dramatised in three parts by Ken Taylor

In London 1945, when a world and a war were winding up with a bang, all the nice people were poor-especially the girls of the May of Teck Club, fighting it out to the last clothing coupon.

Contributors

Author:
Muriel Spark
Dramatised by:
Ken Taylor
Producer:
Martin Lisemore
Director:
Moira Armstrong
Narrator:
Marjorie Westbury
Jill:
Tina Heath
Tricia:
Kate Atkinson
Jane Wright:
Miriam Margolyes
Dorothy Markham:
Sarah Nash
Selina Redwood:
Mary Tamm
Warden:
Janet Burnell
Judy Redwood:
Jane Cussons
Anne Baberton:
Patricia Hodge
Joanna Childe:
Rosalind Shanks
Nancy Riddle:
Marilyn Finlay
Dormitory girls:
Marion Bailey
Dormitory girls:
Juliet Mander
Greggie:
Madeleine Christie
Nigel:
David Neville
Nicholas Farringdon:
James Laurenson
Ernest Claymore:
Anthony Milian
Miss Harper:
Sheelah Wilcocks
Jarvie:
Valerie Lush
Collie:
Rosamund Greenwood
RAF type:
David Rowlands
Pauline Fox:
Judith Paris
Pippa:
Anne Louise Wakefield
Rudi Bittesch:
Jack Shepherd
George:
Jeffrey Segal
Tilly:
Anna Sharkey

BBC Two England

About BBC Two

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

Appears in

Suggest an Edit

We are trying to reflect the information printed in the Radio Times magazine.

  • Press the 'Suggest an Edit' button
  • Type in any changes to the title, synopsis or contributor information using the Radio Times Style Guide for reference.
  • Click the Submit Edits button.
    Your changes will be sent for verification and if accepted, will appear in due course More