Aumonier's World

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Aumonier's World: 3. Freddie Finds Himself

3. Freddie Finds Himself

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Aumonier's World, 3. Freddie Finds Himself

Freddie is the butt of his family - until he discovers his true vocation.

Freddie Oppincott is the butt of his family - until he suddenly discovers his true vocation. Stars Julian Rhind Tutt.

26-year-old Freddie Oppincott is the butt of family jokes, because he hasn't found his proper place in the world.  His sisters laugh at his latest scheme - to hire himself out as a private detective.

Stacy Aumonier was a theatrical and popular figure in the 1920s when he wrote lots of short stories admired by writers such as John Galsworthy.

Aumonier/Battersley ........ John Baddeley
Freddie .................................. Julian Rhind Tutt
The Baron ............................. Sandor Eles
The Countess ...................... Diana Payan
Olga ....................................... Teresa Gallagher
Emma .................................... Oona Beeson
Jane ....................................... Rachel Atkins

Dramatised by Martin Worth

Director Matthew Walters

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1993.

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