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A 40-Year-Old Man

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by SHUSAKU ENDO dramatised by PENNY LEICESTER from the translation by VAN C. GESSEL. With
Suguro, a Catholic, lies in a hospital bed awaiting his third serious operation on the eve of his 40th birthday. Even if he survives, he is not sure that his marriage will.
Directed by MATTHEW WALTERS Stereo (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Shusaku Endo
Dramatised By:
Penny Leicester
Translation By:
van C. Gessel.
Directed By:
Matthew Walters
Suguro:
Denis Lill
Yoshiko:
Auriol Smith
Young nurse:
Susie Brann
Yasuko:
Janet Spencer-Turner
Michio:
Bern Adette Windsor
Young doctor:
Stephen Rashbrook
Yasuko's husband/Doctor:
George Parsons
Priest/Anaesthetist:
Garard Green
Old nurse:
Pauline Letrs
Source: Radio Times

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