Barry Lyndon

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William Makepeace Thackeray - Barry Lyndon: 2. The Squire

William Makepeace Thackeray - Barry Lyndon

2. The Squire

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Pursuing widowed Lady Lyndon, Redmond Barry becomes a titled country squire.

Pursuing widowed Lady Lyndon, Redmond Barry becomes a titled country squire. But then his luck changes. Stars Gerard McSorley.

Redmond Barry pursues and wins the widowed Lady Lyndon to take the title of Barry Lyndon and play the role of country squire.

However, once arrived at the summit of his good fortune, his luck begins to change for the worse.

Conclusion of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel about the rise and fall of an Irish adventurer in the 18th century.

Dramatised by Don McCamphill.

Barry ...... Gerard McSorley
Lady Lyndon ...... Tina Kellegher 
Chevalier de Balibari ...... David Kelly
Bell Barry ...... Sheila Hancock
Earl of Crabs ...... Kenneth Cranham 
Wiggins ...... Jamie Foreman
Redmond  ...... Andrew Scott
Furniture Dealer ...... Mark Lambert 
Poynings ...... Don Wycherley
Ulick ...... Darragh Kelly
Brendan ...... Eanna MacLiam
Maggie-Rose ...... Alice Barry

Directed at BBC Belfast by Lawrence Jackson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

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The life and exploits of 18th-century Irish adventurer Redmond Barry

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