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Saturday-Night Theatre Helbeck of Bannisdale

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by MRS HUMPHRY WARD dramatised by MICHELENE WANDOR
1898 - Alan Helbeck lives a solitary life in his large house in Westmoreland. His Catholic faith is the guiding force of his life, but his quiet existence is disrupted by the arrival of his sister Augustina and her stepdaughter Laura.
Directed by PAT TRUEMAN. Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Mrs Humphry Ward
Dramatised By:
Michelene Wandor
Unknown:
Alan Helbeck
Directed By:
Pat Trueman.
Alan Helbeck:
Alan Howard
Laura Fountain:
Tessa Peake-Jones
Augustina Fountain:
Rachel Gurney
Hubert Mason:
Andrew Branch
Polly Mason:
Jane Knowles
Fr Bowles/Foreman:
Stephen Thorne
Mrs Denton:
Jennifer Piercey
Steelworker/Guard:
Stephen Harrold
Porter/Williams:
David Goodland
Source: Radio Times

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