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Classic Serial: Mother and Son

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Ivy Compton-Burnett. Dramatised in two parts by Maria Aitken. Written by one of English literature's most original and idiosyncratic authors, this is a dark comedy about filial devotion and maternal domination, of betrayal and the denial of love, and the misuse of power within a family. 1: Seekinga Companion
Music by Howard Davidson ; Producer Marilyn Imne
Director Maria Aitken Repeated Saturday 9pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Maria Aitken.
Music By:
Howard Davidson
Producer:
Marilyn Imne
Director:
Maria Aitken
Miranda:
Anna Massey
Julius:
Oliver Ford Davies
Rosebery:
Bill Nighy
Emma:
Joanna David
Hester:
Samantha Bond
Miss Burke:
Imelda Staunton
Bates:
Sarah Badel
Francis:
Ed Rice
Alice:
Lauren Bird
Adela:
Tracey Wiles
Source: Radio Times

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