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My Turn to Make the Tea: The Soldier and the Dancer

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

4/4. Semi-autobiographical story set in the early 1950s. Poppy, the junior reporter on the Downingham Post, finds herself in a compromising position when the paper picks up a story about a fellow lodger. But this ultimately propels her into her true vocation.
Written by Monica Dickens and adapted by Sheila Goff.
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Contributors

Author:
Monica Dickens
Adapted by:
Sheila Goff
Director:
David Hunter
Poppy:
Alice Hart
Mrs Goff:
Marlene Sidaway
Myra:
Joanne Froggatt
Mervyn:
Damian Lynch
Mr Pellett:
Keith Barron
Murray:
Gerard McDermott
Victor:
Stephen Critchlow
Andrew:
Ben Crowe
Policeman:
Martin Hyder
Source: Radio Times

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