A Man Alone

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Philip Tremayne relives his friendship with the clever but vulnerable Anthony.

Troubled writer Philip recalls friendship with the brilliant but vulnerable Anthony. Stars Ronald Pickup and Benedict Taylor.

Philip Tremayne's friends consider him a success. 

He's written novels, produced TV programmes and made a name for himself. 

But he's dogged by a sense of failure and by the recollection of a friendship that started at prep school in the 1930s, when he first met a brilliant yet vulnerable man named Anthony.  

It was a friendship that was to go tragically wrong.

The ups and downs in the life story of Philip Tremayne. 

Starring Ronald Pickup.

Told across three plays by Andrew Rissik. 

Philip Tremayne …. Ronald Pickup
Anthony …. Benedict Taylor
Philip's Father …. Patrick Troughton
Laura …. Tessa Peake-Jones
Bookseller/Porter …. Brian Smith
Mr Tomkin …. George Baker
Philip as a boy …. Barnaby Rhys-Jones
Anthony as a boy …. Thomas Amlot
Consultant …. Richard Durden

Director: Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 January 1986.

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Drama: Biographical

The ups and downs in the life of Philip Tremayne told in three plays by Andrew Rissik.

The ups and downs in the life story of Philip Tremayne.  Told across three plays by Andrew Rissik and starring Ronald Pickup.

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