The Cazalets: The Light Years

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Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets

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Elizabeth Jane Howard's saga follows the lives and loves of the Cazalet family

Elizabeth Jane Howard's saga follows the lives and loves of three generations of the Cazalet family over ten years

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Penelope Wilton

Pip Torrens

Ruth Gemmell

Flora Spencer-Longhurst

Alix Wilton Regan

Dominic Mafham

Lisa Dillon

Sarah Daniels

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The Light Years

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Edward escapes the family holiday to meet his mistress.

Edward escapes the family holiday to meet his mistress. Family saga starring Pip Torrens. Narrated by Penelope Wilton.

As the long summer holiday continues for the Cazalet family Edward heads up to London for a secret liaison.

The Light Years tells the story of the extended Cazalet family.

Set in the lead up to the outbreak of the Second World War, it appears that the Cazalets have it all.

But we soon discover that infidelity, indiscretions, jealousies and misplaced loyalties lurk just beneath the surface.

Written by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Dramatised by Sarah Daniels

Narrator ...... Penelope Wilton
Edward ...... Pip Torrens
Villy ..... Ruth Gemmell
Polly ...... Flora Spencer-Longhurst
Louise ...... Alix Wilton Regan
Hugh ...... Dominic Mafham
Diana ...... Lisa Dillon

Producers & Directors: Sally Avens & Marion Nancarrow 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

Elizabeth Jane Howard - The Cazalets: The Light Years

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Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga set in the run up to the Second World War.

Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga set in the run up to the Second World War, Dramatised by Sarah Daniels

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