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15 Minute Drama: Where'd You Go Bernadette?

Miranda Richardson

Lydia Wilson

Richard Laing

Madeleine Potter

Laurel Lefkow

Don Gilet

Sam Alexander

Patrick Brennan

Susie Riddell

Christine Absalom

Maria Semple

Miranda Davies

Emma Harding

15 Minute Drama: Where'd You Go Bernadette?: Episode 3

Where'd You Go Bernadette?

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 3

Bernadette prepares for the family trip to Antarctica.

The socially reclusive Bernadette prepares for the family trip to Antarctica. Stars Miranda Richardson and Lydia Wilson.

Maria Semple's brilliantly comic debut novel about misplaced genius and mother-daughter love, starring Miranda Richardson, Lydia Wilson, Richard Laing and Madeleine Potter. 

Bernadette and Elgin have promised their 15 year old daughter, Bee, a family trip to Antarctica, for gaining perfect grades at school. The socially reclusive Bernadette becomes increasingly confessional in her emails to Manjula, her virtual assistant in India.

CAST:

Bernadette ..... Miranda Richardson
Bee .... Lydia Wilson
Elgin .... Richard Laing
Audrey .... Madeleine Potter
Soo Lin .... Laurel Lefkow
Marcus Strang .... Don Gilet
Ollie-O/ Jacob .... Sam Alexander
Paul Jellinek .... Patrick Brennan
Helen/ Gwen Goodyear .... Susie Riddell
Dr Kurtz .... Christine Absalom

Other parts played by members of the company.

Adapted by Miranda Davies
Produced/ directed by Emma Harding.

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Maria Semple's brilliant comic debut novel about misplaced genius and mother-daughter love

Maria Semple's brilliantly comic debut novel about misplaced genius and mother-daughter love, starring Miranda Richardson, Lydia Wilson, Richard Laing and Madeleine Potter. Directed by Emma Harding

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