Charles Dickens – The BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume Four

Gripping full-cast radio dramatisations of four of Charles Dickens’ classic masterpiecesCharles Dickens is one of the most renowned novelists of all time, and this final volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes some of his most complex and compelling novels.A Tale of Two CitiesSet during the French Revolution, this radio retelling of Dickens’ powerful story of love, cruelty, violence and redemptionwon the 2012 Bronze Sony Award for Best Drama.Great ExpectationsThis classic tale explores the turbulent childhood of orphan Pip, his quest to find his true identity, and his growth to maturity through misfortune and misery.Our Mutual FriendCharles Dickens’ last complete novel is a sweeping satire of wealth and corruption, centred around London’s great river Thames.The Mystery of Edwin DroodIn Dickens’ unfinished masterpiece, the arrival in Cloisterham of Neville and Helena Landless, twins from Ceylon, sets in motion a chain of events which leads to murder.With a star-studded cast including Robert Lindsay, Douglas Hodge, Geraldine McEwan, Amanda Redman, Alex Jennings and Ian Holm, these BBC radio adaptations are rich in drama, romance, suspense and tragedy.Cast and creditsWritten by Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens…………………………………………………………Robert LindsayJarvis Lorry…………………………………………………………Jonathan CoyMiss Pross…………………………………………………………Alison SteadmanLucie Manette…………………………………………………………Lydia WilsonDr Alexandre Manette…………………………………………………………Karl JohnsonCharles Darnay…………………………………………………………Andrew ScottSydney Carton…………………………………………………………Paul ReadyErnest Defarge…………………………………………………………James LaileyTheresa Defarge…………………………………………………………Tracy WilesGaspard/Stryver…………………………………………………………Simon BubbJerry Cruncher…………………………………………………………Carl PrekoppJoe…………………………………………………………Rikki LawtonMarquis St Evremonde…………………………………………………………Clive MerrisonBarsad…………………………………………………………Gerard McDermottOther parts played by Adam Billington, Christopher Webster, Adjoa Andoh, Daniel Cooper, Paul Moriarty, Alex RiversDirected by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy MortimerDramatised by Mike WalkerMusic by Lennert BuschSound production by Anne BuntingFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26- 30 December 2011Great ExpectationsPip…………………………………………………………Douglas HodgeMiss Havisham…………………………………………………………Geraldine McEwanEstella…………………………………………………………Amanda RedmanJoe Gardgery…………………………………………………………Jim CarterMrs Joe…………………………………………………………Maggie SteedJaggers…………………………………………………………John ShrapnelWemmick…………………………………………………………Timothy BatesonHerbert Pocket…………………………………………………………James SimmonsMagwitch…………………………………………………………Robert LangUncle Pumblechook…………………………………………………………Norman JonesAged Parent…………………………………………………………Michael TurnerBiddy…………………………………………………………Emma GregoryBentley Drummle…………………………………………………………Alan BarkerOrlick…………………………………………………………Brian HewlettOther parts played by Fraser Kerr, Gary King, Mark Straker, Norman Jones, Polly Maberley, Terence Edmond, Timothy Carlton, Elizabeth Kelly, Henry Power, Jenny Howe, Auriol Smith, Brett Usher, James Greene, James Simmons, Joanna Myers, Timothy Alcock, Nigel Carrington, Ronald Herdman, Jane Whittenshaw, Stephen GarlickDirected by Sally AvensDramatised by Ray JenkinsMusic by Malcolm ClarkeFirst broadcast BBC Radio 5 Live, 6 October-22 December 1991Our Mutual FriendCharles Dickens…………………………………………………………Alex JenningsBella Wilfer…………………………………………………………Daisy HaggardLizzie Hexam…………………………………………………………Lizzy WattsJohn Rokesmith…………………………………………………………Carl PrekoppEugene Wrayburn…………………………………………………………Patrick KennedyMortimer Lightwood…………………………………………………………Matt AddisNicodemus Boffin…………………………………………………………Jason WatkinsMrs Boffin…………………………………………………………Pauline QuirkePa Wilfer…………………………………………………………Philip FoxMa Wilfer…………………………………………………………Annabelle DowlerCharlie Hexam…………………………………………………………Adam ArnoldGaffer Hexam…………………………………………………………Malcolm TierneySilas Wegg…………………………………………………………Lee RossAenus Venus…………………………………………………………Stephen HoganRogue Riderhood…………………………………………………………Jamie ForemanOther parts played by Paul Rider, Janice Acquah, Lynn Farleigh, Benjamin Askew, Neil Stuke, Nicola Miles-Wildin, Jonathan TaflerDirected by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy MortimerDramatised by Mike WalkerMusic by Roger GoulaFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 November-4 December 2009The Mystery of Edwin DroodJohn Jasper…………………………………………………………Ian HolmEdwin Drood…………………………………………………………Mark PaytonThe Reverend Crisparkle…………………………………………………………Gareth ThomasNeville Landless…………………………………………………………Simon TrevesHelena Landless…………………………………………………………Helena BreckDeputy…………………………………………………………Susan SheridanPrincess Puffer…………………………………………………………Mary WimbushMiss Twinkleton…………………………………………………………Margaret CourtenayRosa Bud…………………………………………………………Moir LeslieGrewgious…………………………………………………………John GabrielBazzard…………………………………………………………John SamsonDurdles…………………………………………………………Gordon GostelowJeweller…………………………………………………………John MoffattJoe…………………………………………………………David GoudgeOther parts played by Timothy Bateson, Anna Cropper, Marcia King, Michael Cochrane, Vincent Brimble, Timothy Alcock, Margot Boyd, David King, Burt Kwouk, Noriko Aida, Madeline Smith, Hilda Kriseman, Jo Kendall, Anne Jameson, Michael Graham CoxDirected by Gordon HouseConcluded by Leon GarfieldDramatised by David BuckPianist: Nicholas KokFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4/BBC World Service 2-30 March 1990Duration: 21 hours 40 minutes approx.]]>