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JB Priestley - Lost Empires: 3. Final Curtain

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JB Priestley - Lost Empires

3. Final Curtain

BBC Radio 4 Extra - JB Priestley - Lost Empires, 3. Final Curtain

Richard embarks on a dangerous affair and tragedy strikes the company.

Richard embarks on a dangerous affair and tragedy strikes the company. Meanwhile, war is on the horizon. Tom Baker stars.

The glamour of the music halls begins to fade as Richard Herncastle embarks on a dangerous affair - and tragedy strikes the company. 

Meanwhile, war is on the horizon...

Conclusion of JB Priestley's classic starring Tom Baker as Nick Ollanton. 

Nick Ollanton ...... Tom Baker 
Old Richard ...... Bryan Pringle 
Young Richard ...... Richard Hollick 
Sam ...... Freddie Davies 
Tommy Beamish ...... Steven Frost 
Julie Blane ...... Brigit Forsyth 
Cissie Mapes ...... Deborah McAndrew 
Nancy ...... Kathryn Hunt 
Jenning ...... Russell Dixon 
Johnson ...... John Lloyd Fillingham
Barney ...... Mike Edmunds 
Nonnie    ......    Ann-Marie Frater

Dramatised by Bert Coules.

Music: Chris Monks

Producer: Kate Rowland

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1994

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