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The Charm Factory

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Series 2

Sue Teddern's drama based on the Rank Charm School. With Dinah Sheridan

Sue Teddern's drama based on the Rank Charm School, in which young actors were trained by the studios to become stars. With Dinah Sheridan

The Charm Factory: Series 2

The Charm Factory: Series 2: Episode 1: Happy Days and Lonely Nights

Episode 1

Episode 1: Happy Days and Lonely Nights

Happy Days and Lonely Nights

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Charm Factory, Series 2, Happy Days and Lonely Nights

It's 1954, and Irene and Alex find movie fame on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

It's 1954, and Irene and Alex find movie fame on opposite sides of the Atlantic. But can their love survive? Stars Tabitha Wady.

It's 1954: As Irene struggles with a career at home, Alex seems to be turning into the bad boy on the Hollywood big-screen. 

Series 2 about the lives of four young actors fresh from Charm School. 

Starring Tabitha Wady as Irene, Giles Thomas as Alex, Charlie Simpson as Hugh, John Sharian as Stan, Beth Chalmers as Mary, Sarah- Jane Holm as Peggy and Charlie Simpson as Hugh.

Written by Sue Teddern

Director: Marion Nancarrow 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000.

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