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Dr Johnson's ' Honoured Mistress'

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William Mervyn as Dr Johnson Annette Crosbie as Hester Thrale
One of Dr Johnson's jaunts was to North Wales, in 1774, accompanying Mr and Mrs Thrale and their young daughter. Queeney.
Diaries kept by Johnson and Mrs Thrale during the trip illuminate this portrait of their unique friendship over 20 years - a relationship of intimacy and deep affection, sometimes tetchy and teasing, ending sadly in estrangement. Narrator FRANK DUNCAN
NIGEL GRAHAM as James Boswell Written by DAVID WHEELER
Producer PAMELA HOWE (Bristol)

Contributors

Unknown:
William Mervyn
Unknown:
Dr Johnson Annette Crosbie
Unknown:
Hester Thrale
Unknown:
Mrs Thrale
Unknown:
Mrs Thrale
Narrator:
Frank Duncan
Narrator:
Nigel Graham
Unknown:
James Boswell
Written By:
David Wheeler
Producer:
Pamela Howe
Source: Radio Times

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