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Such Men Are Rare
A series of plays which tell of the rise to fame and fortune of Samuel Pepys adapted and dramatised by A. R. RAWLINSON from the Diary with Derek Smith as Pepys
Elizabeth Proud, Terence Longdon
6: ' Hearts of Oak '
May 1664: Because of trouble with the Dutch the Navy must be put on a war footing. To do this Sam Pepys must gather more wood for the ships and men to man them.
Produced by KEITH WILLIAMS
Derek Smith is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Pepys
Dramatised By:
A. R. Rawlinson
Unknown:
Derek Smith
Unknown:
Terence Longdon
Unknown:
Sam Pepys
Produced By:
Keith Williams
Produced By:
Derek Smith
Samuel Pepys:
Derek Smith
Elizabeth Pepys:
Elizabeth Proud
Master Deane:
Anthony Jackson
William Coventry:
Peter Pratt
Lord Sandwich:
Terence Longdon
King Charles:
John Justin
Sir George Carteret:
John Wyse
Sir John Minnes:
Alan Dudley
Uncle Wight:
Ronald Ward
Duke of York:
Ian Thompson
Prince Rupert:
Bernard Brown
Barbara Castlemame:
Rosalind Shanks
Sir John Slingsby:
Harold Kasket
Will Hewer:
Christopher Bidmead
Lord Clarendon:
Victor Lucas
Jane:
Alexa Romanes
Source: Radio Times

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