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

Alexandra Roach

Philip Fox

Kath Weare

Simon Ludders

Ellie Darvill

Gary Brown

Pauline Harris

Christopher Reason

AJ Cronin

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Series based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS.

4 Extra Debut. Dr Manson remains good friends with the cynical Dr Denny, who observes his 'love sickness'. Stars Richard Fleeshman.

Andrew Manson, a newly trained doctor is established now in Drineffy, a South Wales mining town and has taken on all of his elderly and ailing employer's sick patients.

He remains good friends with the cynical Dr Denny - a flawed genius, and narrator, who observes Manson's very own sickness - 'love sickness'. 

Set in the mid 1920s and based on A J Cronin's ground breaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS.

Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones 
Christine ...... Alexandra Roach 
Branwell ...... Philip Fox 
Gladys ...... Kath Weare 
Aneurin Rees ...... Simon Ludders 
Mrs Howellls ...... Ellie Darvill 

Pianist: Simon Hoban

Dramatised by Christopher Reason.

Producer: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown.
Director: Gary Brown

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

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