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Mary Wesley - An Imaginative Experience

1. No Alternative

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

For one railway passenger, Julia, there is no alternative but to stop an Intercity train.

Why?

Starring Sylvestra le Touzel and Nicholas Farrell.

Mary Wesley's moving novel first published in 1994.

Dramatised in two parts by Betty Davies.

Julia .... Sylvestra Le Touzel
Sylvester .... Nicholas Farrell
Rebecca .... Frances Jeater
Benson .... John Hartley
Mr Patel .... Bhasker
Mrs Patel .... Surendra Kocher
Janet .... Jilly Bond
Tim .... Roger May
Angela .... Jane Whittenshaw
Peter .... Jonathan Keeble
Madge Brownlow .... Tessa Worsley
Clodagh May .... Madi Hedd
Hamish .... David Collings
John .... Geoffrey Whitehead

With:

Becky Hindley
Ian Masters

Director: Jane Morgan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1995. Show less

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