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Afternoon Play: Curious, if True

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Five stories of mystery and the supernatural by Elizabeth Gaskell , dramatised by Sally Hedges.
2: The Crooked Branch. Farmers
Nathan and Hester Huntroyd shower love and money on their handsome son Benjamin. But he has ambitions above their humble station. with Mary Jo Randle , Kathryn Hunt. Crispin Bonham-Carter , David Holt , Richard Mitchley and Brett Usher. Director Nigel Bryant

Contributors

Unknown:
Elizabeth Gaskell
Dramatised By:
Sally Hedges.
Unknown:
Hester Huntroyd
Unknown:
Mary Jo Randle
Unknown:
Kathryn Hunt.
Unknown:
Crispin Bonham-Carter
Unknown:
David Holt
Unknown:
Richard Mitchley
Unknown:
Brett Usher.
Director:
Nigel Bryant
Mrs Gaskell:
Elizabeth Spriggs
Nathan:
Peter Meakin

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