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15 Minute Drama: Le Donne

Indira Varma

Anton Lesser

Danny Webb

Rebecca Callard

Juliet Aubrey

Danny Mahoney

Carl Prekopp

Rufus Wright

Federay Holmes

Vaughan Savidge

Rosalynd Ward

Chris Fallon

15 Minute Drama: Le Donne: Episode 3

Le Donne

Episode 3

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Le Donne, Episode 3

Franco is released from prison for Antonella's 18th birthday party.

Franco is released from prison for Antonella's 18th birthday party. Caterina has to hide her true feelings about him. But the party does not quite go according to plan.

Set in modern day Naples - vibrant, picaresque, and for some, terrifying - where the Camorra has its hands in virtually every enterprise, from prostitution and drug running, to rubbish collection and street vendors. Series Two of 'Le Donne' ('The Women') focuses on Caterina Riccardi, a beautiful, privileged wife and mother. In Series One, she discovered that her husband Franco was actually a vicious Camorra boss. Her eldest son Nino was murdered and Caterina herself was forced to kill rival boss Vito Caporrino in an ultimately futile attempt to save her thirteen-year-old son Amedeo from also being killed.

Now, she has to face the consequences of her actions, and come to terms with her grief and guilt while trying to maintain a close relationship with her daughter Antonella, who still believes that her father is innocent.

3/5. Set in contemporary Naples. Franco is released from prison for Antonella's eighteenth birthday party. Caterina has to hide her true feelings about him. But the party does not quite go according to plan.

Written by Chris Fallon.

Based on an original idea by Rosalynd Ward and Chris Fallon.

Chris Fallon is a writer and director. This is his second series of 'Le Donne'. He has previously written for film and television as well as writing adaptations for radio. His short film 'Killing Joe' was nominated for an Academy Award.


Credits

Caterina Riccardi........................................Indira Varma
Salvatore Beccafichi...................................Anton Lesser
Franco Riccardi...........................................Danny Webb
Antonella Riccardi.......................................Rebecca Callard
Marisa Pirenisi............................................Juliet Aubrey
Leo.............................................................Danny Mahoney
Carlo Caporrino..........................................Carl Prekopp
Senator Ferrezano.....................................Rufus Wright
TV Reporter................................................Federay Holmes
Newsreader................................................Vaughan Savidge

Original music.............................................Simon Russell
Pianist........................................................Isobel Tombling
Writer.........................................................Chris Fallon

Producer/Director.......................................Rosalynd Ward
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

By Chris Fallon. Naples-set drama following the turbulent life of a mafia boss's wife

By Chris Fallon. Story set in contemporary Naples following the turbulent life Caterina Riccardi, beautiful and privileged wife of an imprisoned Camorra boss.

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