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JB Priestley - Bright Day

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Secret events are unlocked when scriptwriter Gregory rediscovers characters from his past.

1946, and secret events are unlocked when scriptwriter Gregory Dawson rediscovers characters from his past. Stars Jack Shepherd.

By JB Priestley

Disillusioned scriptwriter Gregory Dawson is remembering his youth in 1912, before the slaughter of the First World War when he was an 18-year old in Bruddersford, Yorkshire: Now in 1946, encounters with the same characters from his past unlock secret events, buried yearnings and give potential for the future.

Gregory Dawson/Narrator.. Jack Shepherd
Elizabeth Earl... Liza Sadovy
Young Gregory... Dean Smith
Joan Alington.. Sarah Smart
Bridget Alington... Sarah Churm
Eva Alington.. Lowri Evans
Jock / Harfner.... Conrad Nelson
Malcolm Nixey... Fred Ridgeway
Eleanor Nixey... Janice Mckenzie
Mr Alington... David Fleeshman
Mr Ackworth..... Fine Time Fontayne
Brent / Stanley Mervin... Seamus O'Neill
Ben Kerry... Steve Marsh
Laura Blackshaw..Megan Winnard
Mrs Childs.. Olwen May
Hinchcliff... Jake Norton


Dramatised by Diana Griffiths
Producer/Director - Pauline Harris.

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Dramatisation by Diana Griffiths of the 1946 novel by JB Priestley

Dramatisation by Diana Griffiths of the 1946 novel by JB Priestley. A chance encounter prompts disillusioned scriptwriter Gregory Dawson to rediscover his past

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