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Child in a Dark Wood by Ellen Dryden
with Penelope Wilton as Caroline Norton and George Baker as George Norton

Paris. 1859. Caroline Sheridan Norton, granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, has won independence from her miserable husband the hard way: by losing custody of her sons to him. Now, grown-up, they are reunited with her. But one is ailing, and moreover Caroline cannot help remembering the death of a third son, many years before.

Contributors

Writer:
Ellen Dryden
Director:
Brian Miller
Caroline Norton:
Penelope Wilton
George Norton:
George Baker
Maid:
Carole Boyd
Fletcher (Penney):
Alex Jennings
Fletcher, as a boy:
Jonathan Taylor
Miss Vaughan:
Madi Hedd
Brin, as a boy:
Samuel Durrans
Brin:
David Peart
Sailor:
Richard Huw
Source: Radio Times

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