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AFTERNOON THEATRE

on BBC Home Service Basic

Double Bill
The Distant Country
A play for radio by Jessie Wall with Mary O'Farrell and Beryl Calder
Every summer Joan, a child, goes to see Miss Crispin-an old lady who lives alone with her maid and dispenses tea, charm, and hospitality. On impulse, Joan goes to see Miss Crispin out of season and finds her life is very different from --what she had imagined.
Cast in order of speaking:

Contributors

Unknown:
Jessie Wall
Unknown:
Mary O'Farrell
Unknown:
Beryl Calder
Sara Lake:
Gudrun Ure
Joan Lake:
Beryl Calder
Godfrey Lake:
John Pullen
Beckett:
Janet Burnell
Miss Crispin:
Mary O'Farrell
Bus conductor:
Timothy West
Richard Arbuthnot:
John Ruddock

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