The Country Girls

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Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy

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The Country Girls Trilogy

Edna O'Brien's trilogy of novels about two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland.

Dramatisations of Edna O'Brien's trilogy of novels about the lives of two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland.

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Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy: The Country Girls: 9. Double Date

9. Double Date

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Kate longs for romance, but it's in short supply when she and Baba go double dating.

Kate longs for romance, but it's in short supply when she and Baba go on a double date. Starring Aoibhinn McGinnity.

Kate longs for romance, but it is in short supply when she and Baba go on a double date.

Edna O’Brien’s frank, funny and subversive story of friendship and growing up in rural Ireland in the 1950s - seen through the eyes of two friends.

Dramatised by Lin Coghlan.

Kate ...... Charlie Murphy
Baba ...... Aoibhinn McGinnity
Reg ...... Ciarán McMenamim
Mrs Burns ...... Siobhan McSweeney
Mr Gentlemen ...... Paul Chahidi
Harry ...... Shaun Mason

Directors: Sally Avens & Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on Radio 4 in August 2019.

Edna O'Brien - The Country Girls Trilogy: The Country Girls

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The first book in Edna O'Brien's trilogy about two girls growing up in 1950s rural Ireland

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