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Anna of the Five Towns: 1

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

with Linsey Beauchamp, Emrys James, Peter Davison, Anton Lesser, Anna Cropper, Edward Kelsey
Dramatised by John Harvey from the novel by Arnold Bennett
The first of four episodes. Bennett's story set in the Potteries in the 1890s.
Anna is the daughter of the rich but miserly widower, Ephraim Tellwright. When she reaches the age of 21, Anna finds herself entering a world from which she has been completely sheltered - a world where money rules.
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Contributors

Dramatised By:
John Harvey
Novel By:
Arnold Bennett
Music composed and conducted by:
Nigel Hess
Solo cornet played by:
Phillip McCann
Studio Lighting:
Bob Chaplin
Sound:
David Baumber
Designer:
Michael Edwards
Produced by:
Colin Rogers
Directed by:
Martyn Friend
Anna Tellwright:
Linsey Beauchamp
Ephraim Tellwright:
Emrys James
Henry Mynors:
Peter Davison
Willie Price:
Anton Lesser
Titus Price:
Ed Ward Kelsey
Mrs Sutton:
Anna Cropper
Agnes Tellwright:
Katie Carey
Beatrice Sutton:
Anne Mannion
Sarah Vodrey:
Hilary Mason
Revivalist:
Wilfred Grove
Mr Lovatt:
Michael Lees
The Rev Banks:
John Bott
Bank clerk:
Keith Smith
Policeman:
Iain Ormsby-Knox
Milk maid:
Georgia Allen
Miss Dickinson:
Patricia Marks
Searcher:
John Lancaster
Sunday school pupil:
Joanne Ball
Source: Radio Times

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