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HE Bates - Fair Stood the Wind for France

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Dramatisation by Maddy Fredericks of HE Bates' classic tale of danger, suspense and romance in Second World War France.

When a British aircrew ditch over Occupied territory in the summer of 1942, injury and suspicion dog their attempts to survive and escape.

Franklin ...... Rory Kinnear
O'Connor ...... Tom Goodman-Hill
Francoise ...... Louise Brealey
Grandmother ...... Ellie Haddington
Father ...... Bruce Alexander
Doctor ...... Ewan Hooper

With Kate Layden and Kenneth Collard.

Directed by Jonquil Panting. Show less

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