Mary Barton (Omnibus)

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Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus): Episode 2

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Elizabeth Gaskell - Mary Barton (Omnibus)

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1840s Manchester saga. Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort?

Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort? Frank portrayal of 1840s Manchester life with 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.  Tragedy strikes for Jem, but will occupied Mary offer any comfort?

Omnibus of episodes 6 to 10 of 20 episodes

Dramatised by Lavinia Murray

John …. David Calder 
Mary …. Emma Rydal 
George Wilson …. Paul Copley 
Mrs Wilson …. Natasha Pyne 
Jem Wilson …. Ian Dunn 
Alice …. Marlene Sidaway
Sally …. Fiona Clarke
Margaret …. Teresa Gallagher
Esther/Nell …. Carolyn Pickles
Rent Collector …. Sean Baker
Henry Carson …. Justin 
Job Legh …. Roy Hudd
Will Wilson …. Simon Trinder

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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