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Edward Waverley and the Jacobite army reach Derby, but then the retreat commences. Starring Richard Greenwood and Wendy Seager. A young Englishman is caught up in Bonnie Prince Charlie's attempt to regain the throne of Great Britain for the Stuart Dynasty, Sir Walter Scott's great novel of the 1745 Jacobite Rebellion. Dramatised by Roger Danes. Edward Waverley .... Richard Greenwood Bradwardine .... John Buick Flora .... Wendy Seager Rose .... Maria Miller Fergus .... James Bryce Prince Charles .... Tom Smith Col. Talbot .... Crawford Logan Evan Dhu .... Finlay Welsh Judge .... Derek Anders Callum Beg .... Steven McNicoll Mrs Flockhart .... Eliza Langland Mrs Nosebag .... Alyxis Daly MacWheeble .... John Shedden Murray .... Iain Agnew 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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