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Daphne Du MaurierFrenchman's Creek
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Lady Dona St Columb is captivated by French pirate Jean-Benoit terrorizing the Cornish coast. Stars Lorna Heilbron.

Lady Dona St Columb is captivated by Jean-Benoit and he shares how he came to be a pirate.

As the local Cornish gentry decide how best to deal with the menace of the French pirate, Jean himself plans his next venture with the aid of a new accomplice.

Daphne du Maurier's classic novel dramatised by Micheline Wandor.

Dona St Columb .... Lorna Heilbron
Jean .... Struan Rodger
William .... Michael Tudor Barnes
Lord Godolphin .... Norman Bird
Lady Godolphin .... Susan Sheridan
Lord Penrose .... Christopher Good

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1989.

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