The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

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Mary Wesley - The Vacillations of Poppy Carew: 2. Furnival's Fun Funeral

Mary Wesley - The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

2. Furnival's Fun Funeral

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Mary Wesley - The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, 2. Furnival's Fun Funeral

Mary Wesley's novel in a six-part dramatisation.  Stars Beatie Edney.

After her loss, turns out that Furnival's Fun Funerals offers Poppy more than the usual amount of comfort. Stars Beatie Edney. From 1994.

Furnival's Fun Funerals was the firm requested by Poppy's father just before he died, and it turned out that it can offer Poppy more than the usual amount of comfort.

Beatie Edney stars as Poppy Carew.

Mary Wesley's novel about indecisive Poppy who slowly learns to start making decisions.  

Dramatised by Betty Davies.

Poppy Carew .... Beatie Edney
Dad .... David Sinclair
Vicar .... Peter Whitman
Venetia .... Elaine Claxton
Calypso Grant .... Mary Wimbush
Willy Guthrie .... Kim Wall
Mrs Edwardes .... Tina Gray
Mary .... Kate Maravan
Fergus Furnival .... Andrew Wincott
Julia .... Vivienne Rochester
Victor .... James Fleet
Sean Connor .... Gareth Armstrong
Anthony Green .... Neville Jason

Director Jane Morgan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1994.

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Indecisive Poppy is forced to start making decisions.

Indecisive Poppy is forced to start making her own decisions. Stars Beatie Edney.

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