The Citadel

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AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS, adapted by Christopher Reason.

AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the NHS, dramatised by Christopher Reason.

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Richard Fleeshman

Julian Lewis Jones

Fiona Clarke

Kath Weare

Gary Brown

Pauline Harris

Christopher Reason

The Citadel: Series 1: Episode 4

Episode 4

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Denny persuades Manson to take action to rid Drineffy of the source of its typhoid problem

Denny persuades Manson to take action to deal with the typhoid issue. But will they get away with it? Stars Richard Fleeshman.

Denny has persuaded Manson to take direct action to rid Drineffy of the source of its typhoid problem. But will they get away with it?

Set in the mid-1920s and based on AJ Cronin's ground breaking novel.

Andrew Manson, a newly trained doctor, is settling into  a South Wales mining town.

Manson …. Richard Fleeshman
Denny …. Julian Lewis Jones
Gwyneth .... Fiona Clarke
Gaynor .... Kath Weare

Dramatised by Christopher Reason.

Director: Gary Brown

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

The Citadel: Series 1

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AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS, dramatised by Christopher Reason.

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