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Afternoon Play: Vanquishing the Gorbals

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By Carmen Walton. Semi-autobiograpnical drama about the author's parents.
When George meets Mags it's in one of the most deprived areas of Europe in the 1950s - the Gorbals in Glasgow. There's an instant attraction, and despite their surroundings, they make music together.
Later George will give Mags his most treasured possession - a tattered copy of the Communist Manifesto. But can their ideals and passion survive?

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Contributors

Writer:
Carmen Walton
Producer/Director:
Pauline Harris
George:
Gary Lewis
Mags:
Myra McFadyen
Emma:
Emma Atkins
Alec:
James Lauren
Peterson:
Glenn Cunningham
Young Emma:
Lysen Edwards
Source: Radio Times

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