by Anton Chekhov translated by Elisaveta Fen
adapted for radio by Peter Watts
starring Paul Scofield, Jill Bennett, Rosalie Crutchley, Wilfrid Lawson, George Cole
with Lynn Redgrave, Terry Scully, Ian McKellen, Gudrun Ure and David Buck
The action takes place in a county town in Russia at the turn of this century.
Characters in order of speaking:
(Lynn Redgrave and Ian McKellen are National Theatre players)
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