Dombey and Son

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Charles Dickens

Drama: Classic & Period

Radio adaptations of Dicken's classic English literature.

Charles Dickens: Dombey and Son: 16. Homeless and Hopeless

Charles Dickens - Dombey and Son

16. Homeless and Hopeless

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son, 16. Homeless and Hopeless

Cast out of her home, who can Florence turn to?

Cast out of her home, who can Florence turn to? With Trevor Peacock and Abigail Hollick. From December 2007.

Cast out of her home, who can Florence turn to? 

Starring Trevor Peacock and Abigail Hollick. 

The fortunes of shipping firm owner, Paul Dombey in mid-19th-century London.

Charles Dickens's novel dramatised by Mike Walker.

Charles Dickens ….  Alex Jennings
Dombey .... Robert Glenister 
Florence .... Abigail Hollick 
Captain Cuttle …. Trevor Peacock
Toots …. Sam Pamphilon
Mrs Brown …. Geraldine James
Drunk .... Simon Treves
Walter Gay .... Joseph Arkley

Music by Nicolai Abrahamsen.

Directors: Jeremy Mortimer and Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2007.

Charles Dickens: Dombey and Son

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Dickens's novel following the fortunes of shipping firm owner, Paul Dombey.

Charles Dickens's novel following the fortunes of shipping firm owner, Paul Dombey.

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