Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont

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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor: 5. 'She had such lovely manners'

5. 'She had such lovely manners'

Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

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Mrs Palfrey loans Ludo money. She falls, breaks her hip and is taken to hospital.

Mrs Palfrey loans Ludo money. She falls, breaks her hip and is taken to hospital, but who will visit her? Read by Eleanor Bron.

Mr Palfrey gives Ludo £50 but omits to mention it's a loan. She falls and breaks her hip and is taken to hospital where she is visited by Ludo and Desmond, but not her daughter.

Elizabeth Taylor's poignant and witty masterpiece.

Concluded by Eleanor Bron.

Abridged by Robin Brooks.  

Producer: Natalie Steed

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2018.

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