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Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky

3. The Plains of Cement

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for 3 months

London, 1927. Bob gives Jenny an ultimatum and Ella confronts Mr Eccles.

Starring Steven Pacey, Annette Badland, Emily Morgan and John Moffatt.

Conclusion of Patrick Hamilton’s semi-autobiographical trilogy.

Dramatised by Frederic Bradnum.

Ella's mother ..... Anna Cropper
Prosser.....Geoffrey Whitehead
Prunella ..... Elizabeth Mansfield
Sammy.... Tina Marian
Andy ... David Goudge
Guvnor .... David King
Mrs Guvnor .... Jo Kendall

Other parts played by:

Donald Gee
Michael Kilgarriff
Marcia King

Producer: Glyn Dearman

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989. Show less

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