Secret Lives

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EF Benson - Secret Lives: Episode 3: 3. A Most Treasured Home

EF Benson - Secret Lives

Episode 3

Episode 3: 3. A Most Treasured Home

3. A Most Treasured Home

BBC Radio 4 Extra - EF Benson - Secret Lives, 3. A Most Treasured Home

Susan's neighbours think she's a gossip columnist, until they learn the whole truth.

Susan's Durham Square neighbours think she's a gossip columnist, until they learn the whole truth. Stars Pauline Collins.

A most treasured home is exactly what 25 Durham Square has become for Miss Susan Leg. 

But will its treasure turn to dross with the threatened unravelling of the mystery surrounding her secret life? 

Starring Pauline Collins.

Conclusion of EF Benson’s comedy novel, first published in 1932.

Dramatised by Aubrey Woods.

Miss Susan Leg ...... Pauline Collins
Margaret Mantrip ...... Margot Boyd
Jimmie Mason ...... Ronald Herdman
Elizabeth Conklin ...... Rachel Gurney
Lady Eva Lowndes ...... Pauline Letts
Mr Cartwright ...... Peter Howell
Bosanquet ...... John Church
Vicar ...... Tim Reynolds
Minnie Mimps ...... Sheila Grant
Head Waiter...... Manning Wilson
Mr Gandish ...... George Parsons
Ellen ...... Jennifer Piercey 
Doctor ...... Gordon Reid
Mr Salt ...... Jonathan Tafler
Augustus ...... Andrew Branch
Vicar ...... Tim Reynolds 

Narrated by Aubrey Woods.

Music by John Owen Edwards. 

Producer: Ian Cotterell 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1987.

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Mrs Mantrip hopes that a new neighbour won't lower the tone of her beloved Durham Square.

Mrs Mantrip hopes that a new neighbour won't lower the tone of her beloved Durham Square. Starring Pauline Collins and Margot Boyd.

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