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Radio 4 Extra,30 Sep 1957,60 mins
The Browning Version by Terence Rattigan
Available for 16 days
Teacher Andrew Crocker-Harris is on the verge of retirement - and a divorce. But he has a shot at trying to redeem his dignity when a young schoolboy gives him an unexpected parting gift... Starring Sir John Gielgud and Angela Baddeley, CBE. Terence Rattigan’s play was first performed on the London stage in 1948. Adapted by Cynthia Pughe. Andrew Crocker-Harris ...... John Gielgud Millie Crocker-Harris ...... Angela Baddeley Frank Hunter ...... Brewster Mason Taplow ...... Anthony Adams Dr Frobisher ...... Clive Morton Peter Gilbert ...... Denis Goacher Mrs Gilbert ...... Anne Cullen Schoolboy ...... Warren Hearnden Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan, CBE (1911–1977) is remembered as a theatre heavyweight for dramas about the middle and upper-classes, including The Winslow Boy, The Deep Blue Sea and Separate Tables. Angela Baddeley is best remembered as the cook Mrs Bridges in ITV's period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. Director: Norman Wright First broadcast on the BBC Home Service in September 1957.
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