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Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession

A new village surgeon discovers that all of his female patients require a single remedy - marriage to him. Stars Marston Bloom.

A young surgeon arriving at the village of Duncombe discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.

Elizabeth Gaskell's 1851 novella is notable for being a prequel to her novel Cranford.

Starring Marston Bloom.

Dramatised by Jeremy Front.

Mr Harrison 鈥�. Marston Bloom
Jemima Bullock 鈥�. Colleen Prendergast
Mr Bullock 鈥�. David Timson
Miss Tomkinson 鈥�. Gillian Bevan
Caroline Tomkinson 鈥�. Rebecca Front
Miss Horsman 鈥�. Jane Booker
Mrs Bullock 鈥�. Christine Kavanagh
Sophy Hutton 鈥�. Alison Pettitt
Mr Morgan 鈥�. Geoffrey Whitehead
Jack Marshland/John Brouncker 鈥�. Stephen Critchlow
Mrs Rose 鈥�. Sophie Thompson

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in June 1998.

1 hour

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