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Famous Trials-6

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THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM PENN
At the Old Bailey on a Charge of ' causing a tumult'
Reconstructed from the Original records by LESLIE BAILY
And produced by LANCE SIEVEKING
The play opens at the house of Admiral
Penn in 1668. The scene changes to the Old Bailey in 1670 The order of the speakers and The Gentlemen of the Jury
This Famous Trial' will be broadcast in the Regional programme tomorrow night. An article on William Penn, by Leslie Baily , will be found on page 15.

Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Produced By:
Lance Sieveking
Unknown:
Leslie Baily
Narrator:
David Tennant
Lady Penn:
Beatrice Gilbert
Her daughter, Peg:
Madeleine Christie
Her husband, Admiral Sir William Penn:
Lawrence Hanray
Her son, William Penn:
Robert Douglas
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir:
Samuel Starling Ralph Truman
Crier at the Old Bailey:
Alfred Gray
Clerk of the Court:
Philip Wade
The Recorder, Sir John Howel:
D. A. Clarke-Smith
William Mead, a Quaker:
Cecil Scott-Paton
Lieutenant Cook Witnesses at the trail:
Barry Ferguson
Thomas Jenkins Witnesses at the trail:
Andrew Churchman
Thomas Veer, Foreman of the Jury:
Deering Wells
Edward Bushell:
Andrew Churchman
Source: Radio Times

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