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Famine

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

by Thomas Murphy: adapted for radio by Eric Ewens
with Denys Hawthorne, Pauline Letts, Peter Jeffrey, Allan Cuthbertson, Geoffrey Matthews, Isobel Black

A Sunday afternoon in the autumn of 1846 in the Irish village of Glenconor. The potato crop has failed. The villagers are gathered to mourn the daughter of John Connor who has died of starvation.

Contributors

Author:
Thomas Murphy
Adapted by:
Eric Ewens
Producer:
Martin Jenkins
John Connor:
Denys Hawthorne
Mother, his wife:
Pauline Letts
Maeve, his daughter:
Isobel Black
Dan O'Dea:
Harry Webster
Liam Dougan:
Geoffrey Matthews
Mark:
Malcolm Hayes
Brian:
Clifford Norgate
Malachy O'Leary:
Sean Arnold
Mickeleen O'Leary:
Sean Barrett
Fr Horan:
John Franklyn Robbins
Justice of the Peace:
Peter Jeffrey
Capt Shine:
Allan Cuthbertson
Mr Simmington:
Clifford Rose
Fr Daly:
Gerald Cross
Clancy:
Edward Kelsey
Policeman:
Clifford Norgate
Policeman:
Edward Kelsey
Source: Radio Times

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