Uncle Mort's North Country

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Peter Tinniswood's tales of the adventures of Carter Brandon and his Uncle Mort.

Peter Tinniswood's tales of the adventures of Carter Brandon and his Uncle Mort starring Stephen Thorne and Peter Skellern.

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Uncle Mort's North Country: Series 1: The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Uncle Mort's North Country, Series 1, The Man Who Watched Trains Go By

Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.

Carter's uncle proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food. With Stephen Thorne and Peter Skellern.

Carter's Uncle Mort proposes staying at home, where he recalls days of steam and northern food.

Carter Brandon gets a week off work, so he decides to go on day-trips in his car, with his Uncle Mort, 'where the fancy takes them'. 

Peter Tinniswood’s continuing tales of Carter Brandon and his curmudgeonly uncle.

Uncle Mort and his Yorkshire based family first appeared in Tinniswood’s novel ‘A Touch Of Daniel’.

In addition to radio adaptations, this earned them a run of four BBC TV series of ‘I Didn't Know You Cared’ from 1975 to 1979.

Uncle Mort …. Stephen Thorne 
Carter Brandon …. Peter Skellern 
Mrs Brandon …. Joan Matheson
Narrator …. Christian Rodska 

Producer: Pete Atkin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1987.


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Uncle Mort's North Country: Series 1

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