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The Saturday Play: The Chimes

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By Charles Dickens, dramatised by John Clifford.
Written just a year after Dickens's more famous Christmas story, A Christmas Carol, The Chimes tells the story of Trotty Veck, a humble man who one New Year's Eve learns in an extraordinary way how important love and hope are to life.

Contributors

Author:
Charles Dickens
Dramatised by:
John Clifford
Producer/Director:
Gaynor MacFarlane
Charles Dickens:
Sean Murray
Toby 'Trotty' Veck:
Ron Cook
Sir Joseph/Mr Filer:
Sean Chapman
Richard/Mr Fish:
Luke Jardine
Alderman Cute/Doctor:
Paul Jesson
Meg:
Helen Longworth
Lady Bowley/Mrs Tugby/Lily:
Isobel Mlddleton
Will/Mr Tugby:
Nicholas Murchie
Young Lily:
Martha Beynon-Gray
Source: Radio Times

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