Devonia

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Andy Rashleigh - Devonia: 3. Night Boat

Andy Rashleigh - Devonia

3. Night Boat

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Andy Rashleigh - Devonia, 3. Night Boat

Are there spies among a curious group of passengers aboard Devonia?

Are there spies among a curious group of passengers aboard Devonia? Will Harry and Mercy finally tie the knot? Stars John Duttine.

1936: Devonia has a curious group of passengers aboard who may well be spies. Meanwhile, will Harry and Mercy finally tie the knot? 

Last of three plays about the life and times of a paddle steamer and its crew depicted across three decades

Starring John Duttine.

Written by Andy Rashleigh.

Harry    ......    John Duttine
Mercy    ......    Sophie Thompson
Charlotte    ......    Selina Cadell
Schubert    ......    John Rowe
Newbold    ......    David Allister
Wilf    ......    Robert Harper
Vincent    ......    Stephen Critchlow

Producer: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1999.

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A works outing aboard a paddle steamer reunites childhood sweethearts Harry and Mercy.

A works outing aboard a paddle steamer in 1911 reunites childhood sweethearts Harry and Mercy.

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