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Charles Dickens

Dombey and Son

16. Homeless and Hopeless

Duration: 15 minutes

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

Available for 8 months

Cast out of her home, who can Florence turn to?

Starring Trevor Peacock and Abigail Hollick.

The fortunes of shipping firm owner, Paul Dombey in mid-19th-century London.

Charles Dickens's novel dramatised by Mike Walker.

Charles Dickens …. Alex Jennings
Dombey .... Robert Glenister
Florence .... Abigail Hollick
Captain Cuttle …. Trevor Peacock
Toots …. Sam Pamphilon
Mrs Brown …. Geraldine James
Drunk .... Simon Treves
Walter Gay .... Joseph Arkley

Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.

Directors: Jeremy Mortimer and Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2007. Show less

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