Daniel Deronda

Original version

BBC Radio 4 Extra

BBC Radio 7

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot: 1. Attraction

Attraction

1. Attraction

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Daniel Deronda by George Eliot, 1. Attraction

The alluring Gwendolen is the object of several affections in this 1876 classic.

The alluring Gwendolen is the object of several affections in this dramatisation of the 1876 classic. Starring Anna Chancellor.

From the moment their eyes meet across a packed gaming room, Daniel Deronda is as drawn to Gwendolen Harleth as she is to him. 

George Eliot's 1876 classic novel of love and idealism.

Starring  Anna Chancellor and Michael Perceval-Maxwell.

Dramatised in three parts by Robert Forrest. 

Gwendolen Harleth    ......    Anna Chancellor  
Deronda    ......    Michael Perceval-Maxwell 
Grandcourt    ......    James Bryce 
Mrs Davilow    ......    Joanna Tope 
Klesmer    ......    Finlay Welsh
Mirah    ......    Lucy Patterson 
Baroness Langen    ......     Sarah Collier
Sir Hugo    ......    Sandy Neilson  
Catherine    ......    Katherine Igoe
Lydia    ......    Noreen Leighton 
Lush    ......    Simon Tait 
Rex    ......    Gregor Powrie

Director: Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1999.

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Drama: Classic & Period

Anna Chancellor stars in George Eliot's classic 1876 novel dramatised by Robert Forrest.

Anna Chancellor and Michael Perceval-Maxwell star in George Eliot's classic 1876 novel dramatised by Robert Forrest.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot

1. Attraction

Genres

Series

BBC Radio 4 Extra

About BBC Radio 4 Extra