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The Monday Play: Tonic Water and Ice

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Jane Beeson
with Michael Pennington as Dick , Francesca Annis as Jan.

Dick and Jan are seen by their friends as the couple who have everything - looks, money, the perfect marriage. However, Dick's unusually close relationship with his mother has become a serious threat to their happiness. During a long, hot summer weekend at his parents' country house by the sea, the tension becomes unbearable.

(Repeated: Sun 2.30 pm)
(Michael Pennington is a member of the Royal
Shakespeare Company; Francesca Annis is a National Theatre Player)
(Stereo)

Contributors

Writer:
Jane Beeson
Director:
Cherry Cookson
Dick:
Michael Pennington
Jan:
Francesca Annis
Alice:
Avril Elgar
Julian:
Michael Cochrane
Sonia:
Phyllida Nash
Charles:
Noel Howlett
Dick as a child:
Susan Sheridan
Source: Radio Times

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