The Citadel

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AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS, adapted by Christopher Reason.

AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the NHS, dramatised by Christopher Reason.

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Richard Fleeshman

Julian Lewis Jones

Sue Jenkins

Seamus O'Neill

Simon Ludders

Kath Weare

Simeon Truby

Gary Brown

Pauline Harris

Christopher Reason

The Citadel: Series 1: Episode 1

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AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about life before the NHS.

An enthusiastic newly-trained doctor arrives in a Welsh mining town, but then meets cynical Dr Denny. Stars Richard Fleeshman.

Andrew Manson, a newly trained doctor arrives in Drineffy - a South Wales mining town. 

He’s to be an assistant to the elderly Dr Page. 

Manson is idealistic and full of enthusiasm but this is soon tempered by reality when he meets the cynical Dr Denny, another doctor in the town.

Set in the mid-1920s and based on AJ Cronin's ground breaking novel, which partly inspired Nye Bevan to create the NHS.

Manson …. Richard Fleeshman
Denny …. Julian Lewis Jones
Blodwyn Page .… Sue Jenkins
Dr Page / Dr Griffiths …. Seamus O'Neill
Jenkins / Mr Williams …. Simon Ludders
Mrs Williams / Woman .… Kath Weare
Old Thomas .... Simeon Truby

Dramatised by Christopher Reason.  

Director: Gary Brown

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2017.

The Citadel: Series 1

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