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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

Emma Harding

15 Minute Drama: Where'd You Go Bernadette?: Episode 5

Where'd You Go Bernadette?

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Where'd You Go Bernadette?, Episode 5

Bernadette's lost career as a genius architect is revealed.

Bernadette's lost career as a genius architect and her early life with Elgin. 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 and Richard Laing. 

In today's episode, as Bernadette becomes increasingly confessional in her emails to her virtual assistant, Manjula, we learn about her lost career as a revolutionary architect and her early life with Elgin. 

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 for radio by Miranda Davies

Produced/Directed by Emma Harding

About the author: Maria Semple has written for television shows including Arrested Development, Mad About You, and Ellen. She lives with her family on an island off Seattle. This is her first novel.

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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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