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The Mansion of the Mighty A nostalgic comedy by JOHN FLETCHER with Christopher Ettridge as John Philips
* When I think of England, I think always of a garden, of majestic lawns, Immaculately cut, superbly laid out, stretching off into the hazy distance of an English summer's afternoon.'
The greatest experience of John's boyhood had been his day trip to
BlakeMansion.Now,in 1942, he returns there as the Administrative Officer to a group of eccentric scientists engaged in top secret weapon research. John, however, is more
Interested In maintaining the beauty of the gardens and in organising a cricket match.
Directed by SHAUN MACLOUGHLIN BBC Bristol

Contributors

Comedy By:
John Fletcher
Unknown:
Christopher Ettridge
Directed By:
Shaun MacLoughlin
Dr Noel Saunders:
John Rowe
Dr Dillip Patel:
Sean Barrett
Dr Noam Rosenblum:
Gabriel Woolf
Lord Worcester:
Peter Copley
Lady Worcester:
Julia Hills
Sir Anthony:
John Westbrook
The Rev Jeffries:
Sean Barrett
Mrs Philips:
Penelope Lee
Roberts:
Chris Harris
Corporal Brown:
Cornelius Garrett
John as a boy:
Alan Vincent

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