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Ivor Novello is struggling to come to terms with being sent to prison.

4 Extra Debut. Matinee idol and composer Ivor Novello struggles to come to terms with being sent to prison. Stars Michael Fenton Stevens as Ivor Novello. From January 2003.

Matinee idol and celebrated composer Ivor Novello is struggling to come to terms with being sent to prison at the height of his fame. Will his career be shattered by the scandal, or will his many admirers keep the flames of his popularity burning? 

Stars Michael Fenton Stevens as Ivor Novello; Martyn Ellis is Bobbie Andrews; Alex Alderton is Dora Constable;  Nickie Rainsford is Minnie Raynor; David Holt is Noel Coward and Eddie; and Robert Harper is Charles Heywood and Barry.

Written by Roger Williams. Directed by Geni Hall-Kenny.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2003.

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