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Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector

Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector: Episode 2

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The Government Inspector

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Nikolai Gogol - The Government Inspector, Episode 2

The inspector finds himself plied with cash and love. Gogol's satire of civic corruption.

The inspector finds himself plied with cash and love. Satire of civic corruption in 19th-century Russia. Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt.

The "Inspector" becomes plied with cash and love. 
 
A two-part adaptation by Rene Basilico of Gogol's classic comedy - a picture of municipal 'sleaze' and corruption in 19th century Russia.
 
Stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Khlestakov, Trevor Peacock as Osip, Bill Wallis as The Mayor and David Gant as The Judge. 
 
Music by Max Harris.
Producer: John Fawcett Wilson
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.

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Farcical tale by Gogol, adapted by Rene Basilico

The corrupt officials of a small Russian town react with terror to the news that an inspector will soon be arriving to investigate them. Farcical tale by Gogol, adapted by Rene Basilico.

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