Frantic after the death of Louis XV, Beaumarchais finds himself distracted by a milkmaid.

Starring Henry Goodman.

Craig Warner's comedy set in 18th-century France. The battles of Beaumarchais who is anxious to climb the ladder of French nobility...

Beaumarchais ...Henry Goodman
Marie Antoinette:....Siobhan Redmond
Le Comte d'Artois:....Sean Baker
Louis XIV ....Alex Lowe
Jacques ....Kim Wall
Jules ....Christopher Scott.
Silas Deane ....Jason O'Mara
Lord Stormont ....Denys Hawthorne.

Director: Marion Nancarrow

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1996. Show less