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Celia de Wolff

Sussex Scandals: Episode 1: Emma Carew

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The repercussions of a naked dance come back to haunt Lady Hamilton 32 years later.

4 Extra Debut. At Uppark, Amy Lyons scandalously danced naked on a table. But as Lady Hamilton, it haunts her 32 years on. Read by Eva Pope.

Written by John Peacock.

At Uppark, Amy Lyons caused a scandal by dancing naked on Sir Harry Featherstonehaugh's dining table. As Lady Hamilton, 32 years later, the repercussions come back to haunt her.

These are three short stories narrated by characters involved in notorious scandals that originated in Sussex: Uppark (Lady Hamilton), Crawley (John George Haigh's girl friend) and Brighton (Katie O' Shea's son, Gerard), ranging from 1815 to 1953. The fall of a woman who revelled in her scandals, another who was forced to face the truth that her lover was a murderer, and the son of Katie O' Shea defending his father during his mother's notorious affair with Charles Stewart Parnell.

Director: Celia de Wolff
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By John Peacock. Three short stories narrated by characters involved in notorious scandals

By John Peacock. Three short stories narrated by characters involved in notorious scandals that originated in Sussex

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