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The Cazalets - Omnibus

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Elizabeth Jane Howard's saga follows three generations of the Cazalet family over 10 years

Elizabeth Jane Howard's saga follows the lives and loves of three generations of the Cazalet family over ten years

The Cazalets - Omnibus: Marking Time

The Cazalets - Omnibus: Marking Time: Episode 2

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Episode 2

Marking Time

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The horrors of war are witnessed by Polly and Christopher when battle commences.

The horrors of war are witnessed by Polly and Christopher when the air battle commences above their home. Stars Penelope Wilton.

The realities of the Second World War are brought home to Polly and Christopher when a plane crashes near Home Place and the children find themselves first on the scene.

Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga of 'The Cazalets' vividly catalogues the lives and loves of three generations. 

Starring Penelope Wilton as the narrator, Flora Spencer-Longhurst as Polly, Will Howard as Christopher, Georgia Groome as Clary, Sarah-Jane Holm as Sybil, Dominic Mafham as Hugh, Carol Macready as Miss Milliment and Robert Blythe as Mr York. 

Dramatised by Lin Coghlan

'The Cazalets' saga consists of The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off published between 1990-1995 and the fifth, All Change, in 2013.

Produced and directed by Sally Avens and Marion Nancarrow

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.

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War breaks out, and the Cazalet family are parted. The children face new realisations.

War breaks out, and the Cazalet family are parted. The children face new realisations and changes. Adaptation of Elizabeth Jane Howard's historical novel starring Penelope Wilton.

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