Mary Barton (Omnibus)

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Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus): Episode 1

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Episode 1

Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)

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A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Stars Emma Rydal.

A cotton weaver's daughter is wooed and her Aunt goes missing. Frank depiction of lower class life in 1840s Manchester. Stars Emma Rydal.

Elizabeth Gaskell 's frank portrayal of Manchester life in the 1840s created shock waves when her novel was published and established her reputation. 

Mary Barton, the daughter of cotton weaver John Barton, is wooed by her childhood sweetheart.

Omnibus of the first five of twenty episodes.

Dramatised by Lavinia Murray.  

John …. David Calder 
Mary …. Emma Rydal 
Mrs Barton …. Lynne Verrall 
George Wilson …. Paul Copley 
Mrs Wilson …. Natasha Pyne 
Jem Wilson …. Ian Dunn 
Mrs Needham …. Kate Rutter
Doctor …. Sean Baker
Margaret …. Teresa Gallagher
Job Legh …. Roy Hudd
Alice …. Marlene Sidaway
Amy …. Janice Acquah
Henry Carson …. Justin Butcher
Mrs Davenport …. Carolyn Pickles

Director Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2001

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Elizabeth Gaskell's novel depicts life in the lower classes of Manchester in the 1830s.

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