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Mr Finchley Takes The Road

Mr Finchley Takes the Road: Episode 5

Mr Finchley Takes the Road

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Mr Finchley Takes the Road, Episode 5

Edgar Finchley leads a village uprising and gains a travelling companion.

Edgar Finchley's adventures continue as he leads a village uprising and gains a travelling companion. With Richard Griffiths.

Edgar Finchley goes on a crusade, Master Finchley plays truant and a barber gets a close shave.

Victor Canning's novel about the adventures of a man and his horse-drawn caravan touring the 1930s countryside of Kent.

CAST:

Mr Finchley …. Richard Griffiths
Mr Blain …. John Bird
Turk …. Peter Vaughan
Robert Finchley …. Robert Gill
Mr Harbottle …. Piers Gibbon
Miss Slater …. Kate Binchy
Sir Simon Penickle …. Alan Thompson
The Mechanic …. David Howarth

Narrated by James Villiers.

Adapted in six parts by Andy and Eric Merriman.

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in May 1993.

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Drama: Action & Adventure

Dramatisation of Victor Canning's novel. Starring Richard Griffiths

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