The Butler
Wealthy, northern businessman George Cleaver must acquire a love of fine wines to get on in society. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead.
Meet George Cleaver, the Sausage King of the North, who sells his business and moves to London in order to enter society. He employs a butler, Tibbs, to help him to do this.
Tibbs explains that it鈥檚 vital Cleaver learns as much as he can about fine wines - and, to this end, Tibbs sets about buying rare and expensive vintages and educating his employer.
Before long, Cleaver feels he no longer needs his butler鈥檚 advice.
Charles Dance leads the cast as the urbane Storyteller in five classic tales by Roald Dahl.
Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan
Storyteller鈥︹�︹��..Charles Dance
George Cleaver鈥�.Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs Cleaver鈥︹��...Sarah Badel
Tibbs鈥︹�︹�︹�︹��..Nickolas Grace
Lord Dungeness鈥�.Nicholas Boulton
Director: David Blount
A Pier production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Storyteller | Charles Dance |
| George Cleaver | Geoffrey Whitehead |
| Mrs Cleaver | Sarah Badel |
| Tibbs | Nickolas Grace |
| Lord Dungeness | Nicholas Boulton |
| Author | Roald Dahl |
| Adaptor | Stephen Sheridan |
| Director | David Blount |
Broadcasts
Fri 8 Jul 2016 10:45麻豆社 Radio 4- Fri 8 Jul 2016 19:45麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 18 Jan 2019 18:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 19 Jan 2019 00:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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