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Christmas at the Ritz: The Good Companions

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The 20s theatre season ends with a dramatisation of The Good Companions, J.B. Priestley's most popular novel, in which the Dinky Doos, an ailing theatrical troupe, are discovered by Miss Trant.

Contributors

Author:
J.B. Priestley
Dramatised by:
Elizabeth Proud
Director:
Sue Wilson
Music:
Malcolm McKee
Miss Trant:
Hannah Gordon
Jess Oakroyd:
Bernard Cribbins
Inigo Jollifant:
Christopher Scoular
Susie Dean:
Elizabeth Mansfield
Elsie and Effie:
Sunny Ormonde
Mrs Joe/Mrs Tarvin:
Jill Graham
Jerry Jerringham:
John Webb
Joby Jackson:
Gareth Armstrong
Jimmy Nunn/Mr Gooch:
John Baddeley
Moreton Mitcham:
John Hollis
Joe Brundit:
John Harwood
Lady Partlit/Ethel:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Mr Tarvin/Mortimer/Summers:
Christopher Scott
Mrs Tipstead/Mrs Oakroyd/Carrie Nunn:
Jillie Meers
Hilary/Leonard:
Richard Pearce
Eric Tipstead/Ridvers/Dr Hugh McFarlane:
David Bannerman
Fauntley/Mr Memsworth:
Philip Anthony
Mr Priestley/Dulver:
Dominic Letts
Rev Chillingworth/Uncle Arthur/Mr Pitsner:
John Evitts
Mrs Mounder/Landlady:
Elizabeth Proud
At the Ritz - Babs:
Jenny Funnell
At the Ritz - Mabel:
Elizabeth Bell
At the Ritz - Ronnie:
Nicholas Boulton
At the Ritz - Hubert:
Gareth Armstrong
Source: Radio Times

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