Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola Season 1 - Blood

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Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola

Drama: Relationships & Romance

Groundbreaking drama serialisation of all 20 novels in Zola's epic Rougon-Macquart saga.

Glenda Jackson stars as Dide, the matriarch to a family of wolves, in this groundbreaking drama serialisation of all 20 novels in Zola's epic Rougon-Macquart family saga.

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Glenda Jackson

William Ash

Christine Bottomley

Sean Gallagher

Seamus O'Neill

Ian Bartholomew

Olwen May

Rosie Fleeshman

Pauline Harris

Emile Zola

Martin Jameson

Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola: Season 1 - Blood: Fury

Fury

Season 1 - Blood

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Fury by Martin Jameson. Train driver Jacques, has a terrifying desire to kill women.

Fury, inspired by Zola's Rougon-Macquart novels. Jacques loves his train more than any woman he's ever met. But Dide is aware of the terrifying desires that he harbours within.

Dide follows her great-grandson Jacques, a train driver. Jacques loves his train more than any woman he's ever met. 

But Dide is aware of the terrifying, murderous desires that Jacques harbours within.  The drama continues in 'Trains'.

Starring Glenda Jackson as Dide, 104 year old matriarch to a family of wolves...

Written by Martin Jameson
 
Dide ..... Glenda Jackson
Jacques ...... Will Ash
Séverine ..... Christine Bottomley
Roubaud ...... Sean Gallagher
Grandmorin/Lamotte ...... Seamus O'Neill
Misard/Denizet ...... Ian Bartholomew
Aunt Phasie ..... Olwen May
Flore ..... Rosie Fleeshman

Producer/Director: Pauline Harris

A Sparklab production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.

Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola: Season 1 - Blood

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First part of this drama serialisation of Emile Zola's epic family Rougon-Macquart saga.

Glenda Jackson stars as Dide, the matriarch to a family of wolves, in the first part of this drama serialisation of Emile Zola's epic family Rougon-Macquart saga.

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