The time has come to shed Hester’s badge of adultery.

Whose life will be most affected by its removal?

Starring Deborah Findlay.

Conclusion of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic American novel, first published in 1850.

Dramatised by Greg Snow.

Hester Prynne …. Deborah Findlay
Pearl .... Caroline Graham
Arthur Dimmesdale .... Michael Maloney
Roger Chillingworth .... Nigel Anthony
Reverend John Wilson …. John Webb
Governor Bellingham …. Aubrey Woods
Mistress Cork .... Siriol Jenkins
Mistress Hibbins …. Jill Graham
Widow Foster .... Melinda Walker
Captain .... Eric Allan
Deacon/Beadle .... David Holt
Servant …. Julian Rhind-Tutt

Director: Tracey Neale.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in n October 1992. Show less