English prejudices clash with Italian passions when a young widow is sent abroad to avoid a man's clutches.

The lure of southern Europe clashes with the propriety of the north, in EM Forster's deliciously witty story of English conventions confounded by the romance of Italy.

Omnibus of the first five of ten parts by Penny Leicester.

Sian Thomas is the Narrator, with Teresa Gallagher as Lilia, Tom George as Kingcroft, Jamie Bamber as Philip, Sara Kestelman as Mrs Herriton and Deborah Findlay as Harriet.

Director: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003. Show less