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W. Somerset Maugham: Rain

on BBC Two England

Dramatised by Hugo Charteris
Starring Carroll Baker as Sadie Thompson, Michael Bryant as Mr Davidson
with Gordon Jackson as Dr MacPhail, Stella Tanner as Mrs Davidson, Rona Anderson as Mrs MacPhail

An evangelical missionary and his wife are stranded on a South Sea island with Sadie Thompson, a blonde American from San Francisco. Confined to the only lodging house, with the tropical rain beating on the tin roof, they take uneasy meals while Sadie plays the phonograph and entertains sailors.

Contributors

Author:
W. Somerset Maugham
Dramatised by:
Hugo Charteris
Producer:
Verity Lambert
Director:
John MacKenzie
Sadie Thompson:
Carroll Baker
Mr Davidson:
Michael Bryant
Dr MacPhail:
Gordon Jackson
Mrs Davidson:
Stella Tanner
Mrs MacPhail :
Rona Anderson
Horn:
Ken Jones
Quartermaster:
Bruce Boa
Horn's daughter:
Yasmin Singh
Horn's wife:
Joan Snow
Customs Officer:
Vincent Wong
Sailor:
Ray Marlowe
Sailor:
Terence Mountain

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