When a shy, middle-aged bachelor meets the woman of his dreams, can there really be a happy ending?

From a collection of comic tales by Charles Dickens.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt

The Voice of Boz .... Nicholas Farrell
Mr Watkins Tottle …. David Collings
Mr Gabriel Parsons …. John Hartley
Mrs Fanny Parsons …. Jenny Howe
Miss Lillerton …. Patience Tomlinson
The Reverend Mr Timson …. Christopher Scott
Other parts played by the cast.

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1998. Show less