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The Blithedale Romance by NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE dramatised by WILLIAM ASH with Jonathan Newth Sarah Badel and James Laurenson
A society based on brotherhood and not competition - such are the ideals of the commune just outside Boston which Coverdale joins in 1841. It is against this background that the emotions of the four main characters become interwoven, ending in a tragedy.
Directed by KAY PATRICK BBC Manchester
(Repeated: Mon 3.15 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dramatised By:
William Ash
Unknown:
Jonathan Newth
Unknown:
Sarah Badel
Unknown:
James Laurenson
Directed By:
Kay Patrick
Miles Coverdale:
Jonathan Newth
Zenobia:
Sarah Babel
Zenobia:
James Laurenson
Priscilla:
Deborah Makepeace
Silas Foster/Spectator:
James Tomlinson
Westervelt / First companion:
Andy Rashleigh
Moodie / Second companion:
Simon Molloy
Woman:
Diana Flacks
Source: Radio Times

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