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THE FLOWERS ARE NOT FOR YOU TO PICK

on BBC Home Service Basic

by TYRONE GUTHRIE with Denys Hawthorne
Sebastian Shaw
It is said that their past lives float before the eyes of drowning men. From a ship, bound for China, a young clergyman has fallen overboard..... As he struggles for life in the water, pictures float before his eyes and voices sound in his ears, voices of his past life.
Edward, as a boy....Robert Langley Edward, as a man.Denys Hawthorne
Produced by JOHN GIBSON

Contributors

Unknown:
Tyrone Guthrie
Unknown:
Denys Hawthorne
Unknown:
Sebastian Shaw
Unknown:
Robert Langley
Unknown:
Denys Hawthorne
Produced By:
John Gibson
Fanny:
Gudrun Ure
Father:
Sebastian Shaw
Mother:
Dorothy Holmes-Gore
Vanessa:
Clare Austin
Mrs Dolan:
Betty Hardy
Rector:
Philip Leaver
Mrs MacAleenan:
Sally Travers
The Nurse:
Barbara Mullen
Sadie MacAleenan:
Patricia Leventon
Second child:
Patricia Leventon
Boy:
Robin Stewart
Second boy:
James Langley

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