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Classic Serial: John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men

07/03/2010

BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men

Two migrant workers' dream of owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed.

In 1930s California, two migrant workers' dream of owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed. Stars David Tennant.

Dramatisation by Donna Franceschild of John Steinbeck's seminal 1937 novel about migrant workers in 1930s California whose dream of one day owning a place of their own is tragically destroyed. 

George ...... David Tennant
Lennie ...... Liam Brennan
Carlson/Crooks ...... Jude Akuwudike
Lennie ...... Liam Brennan
Candy ...... Christopher Fairbank
Curley's Wife ...... Melody Grove
Slim ...... Neil McKinven
Curley's ...... Richard Madden
George ...... David Tennant

Directed by Kirsty Williams.

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