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Prisoners of Power

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A play about Mary Queen of Scots by Helena Wood
with Vivien Merchant as Mary

The tragedy of the young Queen of Scots, already dowager Queen of France before she came of age, three times married before her imprisonment when she was 26 years old. Few public lives have been more intriguing. Was she involved in Darnley's murder? Did she marry Bothwell of her own free will? Her mysterious life is set against the religious and political squabbles of an age of violence.

Contributors

Writer:
Helena Wood
Lute player:
Desmond Dupre
Producer:
Guy Vajesen
Mary:
Vivien Merchant
Darnley:
Nigel Anthony
Bothwell:
Sean Arnold
Lethington:
Tony Britton
Moray:
James Thomason
Morton:
Alan Barry
Ruthven:
Malcolm Hayes
Robert Stuart:
Tom Watson
Riccio:
Sean Barrett
Knox:
Duncas McIntyre
Mary Seaton:
Colette O'Neil
Du Croc:
Malcolm Hayes
Source: Radio Times

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