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Drama: The Last Days of Troy

David Birrell

Jake Fairbrother

Richard Bremmer

Colin Tierney

Gillian Bevan

Clare Calbraith

Simon Harrison

Lily Cole

Tom Stuart

Francesca Zoutewelle

Garry Cooper

Brendan O'Hea

Luca Rawlinson

Susan Roberts

Simon Armitage

Drama on 4: The Last Days of Troy: Episode 1

The Last Days of Troy

Episode 1

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The Greeks are laying siege to Troy to win back their abducted queen Helen.

The Greeks are laying siege to Troy to win back their abducted queen Helen. But the conflict faces a bitter stalemate. Stars Lily Cole, David Birrell and Jake Fairbrother.

The Last Days of Troy. Simon Armitage's dramatisation of Homer's Iliad . The Greeks are laying siege to Troy to win back their abducted queen, Helen. But as the conflict drags on, and despite battlefields scarlet with blood, opposing forces have reached a bitter stalemate. Desperate and exhausted, both Gods and mortals squabble amongst themselves for the spoils of war and the hand of victory.

The Last Days of Troy reveals a world locked in cycles of conflict and revenge, of east versus west, and a dangerous mix of pride, lies and self-deception.

Lily Cole gives her radio debut as Helen of Troy - the face that launched a thousand ships.

Original Music by Alex Baranowski
Directed for Radio by Susan Roberts
First directed for The Royal Exchange Theatre by Nick Bagnall.

'Beyond the battlefield, the original tale is a back-room story of wounded pride, and the push and pull of family ties and national loyalty - tense and intriguing, with moments of great tragedy and breath-taking humility. Everything we have come to expect of the great myths'
Simon Armitage.

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