Father and Son

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Edmund Gosse - Father and Son: 1. Early Years

Edmund Gosse - Father and Son

1. Early Years

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A Victorian childhood in a strictly non-conformist Plymouth Brethren home.

The memoir of Edmund Gosse's Victorian childhood, raised in a strict Plymouth Brethren home. Stars Derek Jacobi and Roger Allam.

'Faith is like love; it does not let itself be forced.'

Derek Jacobi stars in a uniquely frank memoir of a Victorian childhood. 

Edmund Gosse was raised in the strictly non-conformist Plymouth Brethren. 

Tender, comic and lyrical, this is his account of the spiritual struggle between a lonely boy and his charismatic father. 

Dramatised in two parts by Nick Warburton.

Edmund Gosse    ......    Derek Jacobi
Philip Henry Gosse    ......    Roger Allam 
Young Edmund    ......    Steven Williams 
Emily Gosse    ......    Kate Buffery  
Miss Marks    ......    Colleen Prendergast 
Mary Grace    ......    Sophie Roberts
Miss Flaw    ......    Ann Beach 
Kate    ......    Ayesha Antoine 
Mr Punch    ......    Geoff Felix 
Onion Man    ......    Gerard McDermott 
Brethren/Villagers    ......    Delroy Brown 
Brethren/Villagers    ......    Nick Sayce 

Other parts played by the cast.

Producer: Jonquil Panting

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2005.

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Uniquely frank memoir of a Victorian childhood starring Derek Jacobi.

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