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The Return of General Forefinger

Giles Cooper - The Return of General Forefinger

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Giles Cooper - The Return of General Forefinger

An eccentric widow wants to bring home to Ireland every statue of her husband.

4 Extra Debut. The eccentric widow of a 19th-centry empire builder wants to bring to Ireland every statue of her husband. Stars Nigel Stock.

The story of the eccentric widow of a 19th-centry empire builder. 

Her mission in life is to bring home to Ireland every statue of her husband, regardless of location or cost.

Starring Muriel Pavlow and Nigel Stock. 

A comedy of motives by Giles Cooper.

Binnie .... Muriel Pavlow
Augusta Forefinger ....Mary O'Farrell
George F Brady ....Nigel Stock
Quentin Ashmold ....Peter Howell
Linda ....Elizabeth Proud
Spine-Pad ....Norman Wynne
Macnab ....Roger Snowdon
Moti ....David Spenser
Clancy .....Robert Mooney
Tim .....Kenneth Dight

Producer:  Michael Bakewell

First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme (Network Three) in July 1961.

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