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The Marches

Episode 2: Fearless Librarian Saves the Day

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz, this is the story of no ordinary librarian. Sitting behind the wheel of a clapped-out mobile library, Harry Hayman is the easy rider of Herefordshire's remote country lanes. Whether it's as a knight in shining armour, a getaway driver or an unlikely Casanova - Harry repeatedly finds himself having to save the day. But when his cherished job is jeopardised, can he pull out all the stops? A road trip that weaves together stories inspired by life in the Herefordshire countryside.

Cast:

Harry Hayman . . . Morgan George
Lavinia Jackson . . . Fenella Woolgar
Glyn . . . Stuart McLoughlin
Vivian . . . Christine Pritchard
Leslie . . . William Thomas
Ethel . . . Manon Edwards
Cavendish . . . Sean Baker
Cassie . . . Sally Orrock

Radio drama director: Sasha Yevtushenko
Production co-ordinator: Lesley Allan
Studio Managers: Cal Knightley and Keith Graham

Film directed by Adrian and Rachel Lambert

Fearless Librarian Saves The Day is one of two plays that form the community project The Marches. This unique collaboration brought the community of the Herefordshire village of Ewyas Harold right into the centre of the creative process behind this original Afternoon Play.

Adrian and Rachel Lambert directed the film that accompanies Fearless Librarian Saves The Day, inspired by the community of the village of Ewyas Harold. Taking the idea of the village hall fete, the film required 120ft of trestle tables and the creation of twenty carefully composed visual re-interpretations of the radio drama, complete with turf, gravel, a freshly caught salmon and mass community participation on the last day of filming! Show less

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