The Fair Intellectual Club

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Gavin Mitchell

Caroline Deyga

Samara MacLaren

Jessica Hardwick

Simon Donaldson

Gordon Kennedy

Marilyn Imrie

Lucy Porter

The Fair Intellectual Club: An Encounter with Mr Newton

An Encounter with Mr Newton

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Fair Intellectual Club, An Encounter with Mr Newton

In pre-enlightenment Edinburgh, the Fair Intellectuals lead Newton to the laws of gravity.

Pre-enlightenment Edinburgh: can the Fair Intellectuals ladies lead Newton to gravity? Stars Caroline Deyga. From 2016.

Lucy Porter's sitcom set in pre-enlightenment Edinburgh. 

Intellectual giant Isaac Newton is in town and he's struggling with a new theory to explain why things keep falling on his head.

He encounters the members of the Fair Intellectual club - a secret society for the scholarly improvement of young ladies. With the help of carefree socialite Ishbel, devout clergyman's daughter Marjory and maths boffin Alison, the penny finally drops.

Mr Newton also has to contend with Alison's idiot brother Robert, Ishbel's ancient retainer Kennedy and a rented pineapple. 

Isaac Newton    ......    Gavin Mitchell
Ishbel    ......    Caroline Deyga
Marjory    ......    Samara MacLaren
Alison    ......    Jessica Hardwick
Robert    ......    Simon Donaldson
Kennedy    ......    Gordon Kennedy

Music by Aly Macrae.

Director: Marilyn Imrie

Producer: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2016.

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