Love Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady

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John Lynch

Joanna Vanderham

Sacha Dhawan

Joseph Millson

Susan Lynch

Amelia Clarkson

Chetna Pandya

Ifan Meredith

Lara Rossi

Samuel Edward-Cook

Nadia Molinari

Linda Marshall Griffiths

Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady: 3. Escape

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3. Escape

The Portrait of a Lady

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady, 3. Escape

Isabel's marriage to Osmond is not what she hoped or imagined but can she find a way out?

Isabel's marriage to Osmond is not what she hoped or imagined but can she find a way out to save herself? Stars Joseph Millson.

Henry James's masterpiece about desire and freedom.

We meet Isabel four years on and she is totally transformed by her marriage to Osmond. 

What had seemed to be a path to freedom is now a narrowing tunnel closing in around her and it is clear to those who love her that Isabel is in trouble. 

Isabel must find a way out if she is to save herself. 

Starring John Lynch and Joanna Vanderham.

Dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.

Henry James ...... John Lynch
Isabel ...... Joanna Vanderham
Ralph ...... Sacha Dhawan 
Henrietta ...... Lara Rossi
Lord Warburton ...... Ifan Meredith
Caspar Goodwood ...... Samuel Edward-Cook
Madame Merle ...... Susan Lynch
Pansy ...... Amelia Clarkson 
Gilbert Osmond ...... Joseph Millson 
Countess Gemini ...... Chetna Pandya 

Director:  Nadia Molinari 

First broadcast on BBBC Radio 4 in August 2017.

Henry James: The Portrait of a Lady

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Henry James's masterpiece about desire and freedom dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.

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