Mr Carlyle faces opposition as he stands for Parliament, while Lady Isabel’s misery is deepened by her return to East Lynne

Mrs Henry Wood's novel dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Mrs Henry Wood ... Rosemary Leach
the Lady Isabel ... Moir Leslie
Mr Carlyle .... David Collings
Francis Levison ....Anthony Edridge
Miss Cornelia .... Maxine Audley
Barbara Hare .... Julie Berry
Richard .... Kim Wall
Justice Hare .... Brian Hewlett
Lord Mount Severn .... Stephen Thorne
Joyce ... Jo Kendall
Dill .... Tim Reynolds
Little Isabel ... Bernadette Windsor
Little William .... Ben Robb
Young Lord Vane .... Sean Arnold
Pinner/Dobede ... Colin Starkey
Ball ... Peter Acre
Bethel .... Stephen Harrold
James ... Michael Tudor Barnes
Dr Martin .... Tim Munroe

Director: David Johnston

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1987. Show less