Henry James's masterpiece about desire and freedom.

Isabel's unexpected inheritance means that she is free to make her own choice about her destiny.

She travels to Italy with her aunt Mrs Touchett and there she becomes close to Madame Merle who introduces her to Gilbert Osmond, a man of no social standing or wealth, a widower with a young daughter.

Isabel is inexplicably drawn to him despite the warnings from her cousin Ralph and her aunt.

Starring John Lynch and Joanna Vanderham.

Dramatised iby Linda Marshall Griffiths.

Henry James ...... John Lynch
Isabel Archer ...... Joanna Vanderham
Ralph Touchett ...... Sacha Dhawan
Mrs Touchett ...... Frances Barber
Madam Merle ...... Susan Lynch
Gilbert Osmond ...... Joseph Millson
Pansy ...... Amelia Clarkson
Countess Gemini ...... Chetna Pandya
Lord Warburton ...... Ifan Meredith
Caspar Goodwood ...... Samuel Edward-Cook

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2017. Show less