Valley of the Dolls

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Jacqueline Susann - Valley of the Dolls: 3. Another Opening

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3. Another Opening

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Anne meets famous torch singer Helen, and Neely understudies the lead in a new musical.

Neely gets to understudy - while Anne tries to wriggle out of her wedding and meets a famous torch singer. Stars Sally Dexter.

The 1960s best-seller by Jacqueline Susann. Three beautiful young women become best friends as they carve out careers in the entertainment industry.

Anne's friend Neely is thrilled to be the understudy for one of the lead roles in Hit the Sky, a new musical and Allen tries to get Anne to agree to a wedding date....

Anne Welles... Madeleine Potter
Neely O'Hara ...Barbara Barnes
Helen Lawson... Sally Dexter
Henry Bellamy ...Stuart Milligan
Allen Cooper ...Walter Lewis
Gino Cooper ...Nathan Osgood
Amelia ...Susan Jameson


Producer Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2005.

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Jacqueline Susann's drama about three women who head to New York in search of a career.

Dramatisation of Jacqueline Susann's book about three young women who head to New York in search of a career.

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