Ralph

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Martin Jameson - Ralph

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In a chilling drama set in 1895, Laura and Miles get trapped between the centuries.

Laura and Miles get trapped between the centuries in a spiral of ghostly terror. Stars Jean Alexander.

Manchester during the infamously cold winter of 1895 finds 12 year old Laura and 10 year old Miles shivering in their room. 

Since their father's death, they're forced to endure their violent step-father Ralph berating their mother Eliza, and the children are given the harshest possible treatment at his hands. 

Meanwhile in contemporary Manchester we meet a single parent family: Liz and her children. 

Daughter (Laura) has disturbing dreams of a cruel Victorian childhood - complete with a brother who has a doll. 

She tells her wise-cracking brother (Miles) about her vivid and terrible dream, including how he was caned by their step-father and how he seems to have an attachment to a porcelain doll called Edward. 

Miles reassures her that their mum is far too busy to have a boyfriend and that he would never ever play with a doll! 

Starring Jean Alexander - who played Hilda Ogden for 23 years in ITV's Coronation Street.   

Written by Martin Jameson. 

Miss/Mrs Troke.....Jean Alexander 
Laura.... Rosie Fleeshman 
Miles........Ashley Margolis
Ralph.....Andonis James Anthony
Liz/Eliza.....Julia Rounthwaite 

Directed at BBC Manchester by Janet Hampson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2009.

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