Episode 1
William and Dorothy settle in their sublime cottage. Sue Limb's Lakeland poets parody with Denise Coffey. From 1985.
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb鈥檚 four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Dorothy is worried about William. Stinking Iris concocts herbal remedies.
The Leechpedlar delivers a letter and Samuel Tailor Cholericke arrives....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 1985.
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