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The Sunday Play: Fathers-in-Law

on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Henry Cecil
adapted by the author from his book of the same name
When a childless couple adopt a baby boy, the time waiting for the Court's decision can seem agonising. But if the formalities are not properly dealt with, the agony for the adopters can become greater.
Broadcast on September 13, 1965

Contributors

Author/adapter:
Henry Cecil
Producer:
H. B. Fortuin
Randolph West:
Hector Ross
Mr Luttrell, a solicitor:
Alan Barry
Bill Woodthorpe:
John Westbrook
Mary Woodthorpe:
Joan Matheson
Judge Hazlewell:
George Curzon
Judge Bramcote:
Gordon Faith
Miss Harper:
Patricia Leventon
Eric Smith:
Michael Gough
Mr Tewkesbury:
Allan McClelland
Judge:
Nigel Graham
Mr Courtney, Prosecuting Counsel:
Philip Guard
Margaret West:
Monica Grey
Jeremy Norton:
Michael McClain
Prison Governor:
Fraser Kerr
Mrs Boulder, a barrister:
Molly Rankin
Miss Frayling, a barrister:
Betty Huntley-Wright
Dr Bream:
Denys Blakelock
Dr Crestway:
Peter Marinker

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