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Afternoon Play: The Other Man

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

By Bernhard Schlink , adapted by Mike Harris.
After many years of marriage, a man's wife dies.
Shortly afterwards, a letter arrives addressed to her from another man - passionate words from an ex-lover. Obsessed with discovering the truth, the man impersonates his dead wife, determined to find out about a love he cannot understand.
Producer/Director Clive Brill

Contributors

Unknown:
Bernhard Schlink
Adapted By:
Mike Harris.
Director:
Clive Brill
The man:
Anton Lessser
Theotherman:
Ciaran Hinds
The wife:
Stella Gonet
Thedaughter:
Lucy Robinson
Source: Radio Times

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