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Radio 4 Extra,02 Jan 1994,60 mins

1. Red Coat - White Cockade

Waverley by Sir Walter Scott

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Bonnie Prince Charlie is trying to regain the throne of Great Britain for the Stuart Dynasty. Meanwhile, a young Englishman finds himself fighting on the wrong side. Starring Richard Greenwood and Wendy Seager. Sir Walter Scott's great novel of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. Dramatised in four episodes by Roger Danes. Edward Waverley .... Richard Greenwood Bradwardine .... John Buick Flora .... Wendy Seager Rose .... Maria Miller Fergus .... James Bryce Donald Bean Lean .... Paul Young Davey .... Tom Smith Houghton .... Stuart McQuarrie Evan Dhu .... Finlay Welsh Callum Beg .... Steven McNicoll Aunt Rachel .... Mary Riggans Sir Everard .... Robin Thomson Col. Gardiner .... David McKail MacWheeble .... John Shedden Balmawhapple .... Finlay McLean Alice .... Eliza Langland Music composed and performed by Iain Johnstone. With Mhairi Campbell (violin, viola), Ron Shaw (cello), and Mike Travis (drums). Director: Patrick Rayner First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1994.

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