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Henry James: The Portrait of a Gentleman

Guy Paul

Katherine Kingsley

Liza Ross

John Guerrasio

Yuri Buzzi

Marilyn Imrie

Peter Ansorge

The Portrait of a Gentleman

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Henry James, The Portrait of a Gentleman

A dalliance with a young American woman inspires Henry James, but leads to tragedy.

4 Extra Debut. A Venice dalliance with a young American woman inspires Henry James, but sparks tragedy. Stars Guy Paul and Katherine Kingsley.

While Henry James was in Venice completing The Portrait of a Lady, his dalliance with a young American woman writer inspired him to complete the novel which many consider his masterpiece. 

But the liaison led to a tragedy which perhaps informed his later, darker works.

Starring American screen and stage actor, Guy Paul and Olivier award-winning actress, Katherine Kingsley.

Based on true events, this is Peter Ansorge's first drama for radio.  

Henry James    ......    Guy Paul
Fenimore    ......    Katherine Kingsley
Esther (Fenimore's Mother)    ......    Liza Ross
John Addington Symonds    ......    John Guerrasio
Angelo Fusato    ......    Yuri Buzzi

Peter Ansorge is one of the great driving forces behind ground breaking new drama on British TV in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He was responsible for the commissioning, production and writing of many major TV classics, and for bringing the talents of David Hare, Dennis Potter and many other significant writers to prominence.

Director: Marilyn Imrie.

A Big Fish Radio production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2017.

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