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Such Men Are Rare
A series of plays which tell of the rise to fame and fortune of Samuel Pepys adapted and dramatised by A. R. RAWLINSON from the Diary with Derek Smith as Samuel Pepys Elizabeth Proud , Terence Longdon
5: The Dancing Lesson
December 1662: Sam Pepys 's domestic life at Seething Lane is not all plain sailing. But Sam learns it is safer to enquire into his wife's housekeeping than to meddle with the private lives of ' those in high places.'
Produced by KEITH WILLIAMS
Derek Smith is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company

Contributors

Unknown:
Samuel Pepys
Dramatised By:
A. R. Rawlinson
Unknown:
Derek Smith
Unknown:
Samuel Pepys
Unknown:
Elizabeth Proud
Unknown:
Terence Longdon
Unknown:
Sam Pepys
Produced By:
Keith Williams
Produced By:
Derek Smith
Samuel Pepys:
Derek Smith
Elizabeth PEPYS:
Elizabeth Proud
Watchman:
Alan Dudley
Sir John Minnes:
Alan Dudley
Will Hewer:
Christopher Bidmead
Bailiff:
Ronald Herdman
Master Pembleton:
Rolf Lefebvre
Lord Sandwich:
Terence Longdon
King Charles:
John Justin
Barbara Castlemaine:
Rosalind Shanks
Jane:
Alexa Romanes
Master Moore:
Haydn Jones
Duke of York:
Ian Thompson
Source: Radio Times

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