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Essence of Woman

on BBC Radio 3

A play for radio by MENZIES MCKILLOP
with Bill Paterson
'Nigel! There's a good boy. Come down at once., The nice gentlemen have said they won't shoot you ... Nigel! speak to me. I'm your Mother.... You're to push the red button. Nigel. That will allow you to reply.'.
Directed by GORDON EMSLIE BBC Scotland (Repeat)
"Here was good, stimulating radio fare for anyone with a desire to escape from endless formula drama." (THE STAGE)

Contributors

Unknown:
Menzies McKillop
Unknown:
Bill Paterson
Directed By:
Gordon Emslie
Mother:
Sheila Latimer
Nigel:
Bill Paterson
Policeman:
John Young
Director/Lord Filmkirk:
Brown Derby
Secretary:
Carol Holmes
Pilot:
John Bett
Theo:
David McKail
Fiona:
Mary Ann Reid
Psychiatrist:
Bryden Murdoch
Vicar:
Arthur Boland
Solicitor:
Ian Ireland

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