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By Alexander McCall Smith. Drama following the residents of Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.

Dramatisation by Alexander McCall Smith of his quirky tales concerning the residents of Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.

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Carol Ann Crawford

Crawford Logan

David Jackson Young

Anita Vettesse

Simon Kerr

Alexander McCall Smith

David Neville

44 Scotland Street: The Blue Spode Tea Cup: Episode 5

44 Scotland Street: The Blue Spode Tea Cup

Episode 5

The Blue Spode Tea Cup

BBC Radio 4 - 44 Scotland Street, The Blue Spode Tea Cup, Episode 5

The police summon Angus and six year-old Bertie has some words of wisdom.

Angus is summoned to the police station fearing the worst, while sorry seems to be hard for Domenica. Stars Crawford Logan.

Angus is summoned to the Police Station and fears the worst, while for Domenica sorry seems to be the hardest word.

Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town is the setting for the quirky tales and ‘goings-on’ adapted by Alexander McCall Smith from his worldwide bestselling series of books. 

Portrait painter, Angus Lordie, is a frequent visitor to Domenica Macdonald, the anthropologist and longest-term resident of 44 Scotland Street. 

Will their friendship blossom and will she ever let his dog Cyril into her flat? Domenica’s thoughts are elsewhere, sensing trouble with the return of her neighbour Antonia who has been living in Glasgow of all places! Is Domenica’s ‘property’ safe with Antonia back in town? 

Meanwhile in the flat below lives Bertie, aged six, a prodigy and victim of his excessively pushy mother, Irene. Bertie wants the life of an ordinary six-year-old boy, but instead he has psychotherapy, yoga and Italian conversation lessons. He also wants to know why his new baby brother, Ulysses, looks remarkably like his psychotherapist, Dr Fairbairn. 

DOMENICA..……….....CAROL ANN CRAWFORD
ANGUS LORDIE....……..…..CRAWFORD LOGAN
STUART...........….....DAVID JACKSON YOUNG
ANTONIA/BIG LOU......………ANITA VETTESSE
BERTIE………………...…………….….SIMON KERR

Director: David Ian Neville

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2015.

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

Quirky tales concerning the residents of Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.

By Alexander McCall Smith. Quirky tales concerning the residents of Edinburgh's Georgian New Town.

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