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15 Minute Drama: Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

15 Minute Drama: Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street: Episode 2

Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Winifred Holtby - The Crowded Street, Episode 2

After leaving school, an exotic guest back home sparks confusion for Muriel Hammond.

After leaving school, an exotic guest back home sparks confusion for Muriel Hammond. Stars Claire Goose and James D'Arcy.

Diana Griffiths' dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment.

2/10. Muriel has finished boarding school and is returning home to Marshington, where her mother aims to pair her off with Godfrey Neale. But then Muriel's friend Clare visits and turns the Hammond household upside-down.

Muriel ...... Clare Goose
Connie ...... Joanne Froggatt
Godfrey ...... James D'Arcy
Mrs Hammond ...... Brigit Forsyth
Mr Hammond ...... David Fleeshman
Clare Duquesne ...... Victoria Brazier
Delia Vaughan ...... Deborah McAndrew

Directed by Pauline Harris.

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Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale

Diana Griffiths's dramatisation of Winifred Holtby's tale of a woman's journey into self-fulfilment

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