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Saturday Drama: William Nicholson - Shadowlands

Drama: Relationships & Romance

Shadowlands

10/10/2009

William Nicholson - Shadowlands

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, William Nicholson - Shadowlands

The moving true story of the 1950s relationship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.

4 Extra Debut. The moving true story of the 1950s relationship between Oxford don and author CS Lewis and divorced American writer Joy Gresham. Stars Martin Jarvis.

Adaptation by Archie Scottney of the play by William Nicholson. The moving true story of the 1950s relationship between Oxford don and author CS Lewis and divorced American writer Joy Gresham. 

CS 'Jack' Lewis ...... Martin Jarvis    
Joy Gresham ...... Joanne Whalley  
'Warnie' Lewis ...... Kenneth Danziger   
Rev Harry Harrington ...... Julian Sands
Prof Christopher Riley ...... Julian Holloway
Douglas ...... Zach Callison   
Alan Gregg ...... Darren Richardson                
Registrar ...... Jean Gilpin
Doctor ...... Matthew Wolf
Priest/Oakley ...... Alan Shearman
Nurse ...... Daisy Hydon

Directed by Rosalind Ayres

A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4.

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