Child in a Dark Wood by Ellen Dryden
4 Extra Debut. Paris,1859: Caroline Sheridan Norton is reunited with her sons, years after losing custody of them. Stars Penelope Wilton.
Paris. 1859. Caroline Sheridan Norton, granddaughter of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, has won independence from her miserable husband the hard way: by losing custody of her sons to him. Now, grown-up, they are reunited with her.
But one is ailing, and moreover Caroline cannot help remembering the death of a third son, many years before.
She has committed her life towards changing British law and ending "the wicked injustice we mothers had to suffer."
Starring Penelope Wilton as Caroline Norton and George Baker as George Norton.
Written by Ellen Dryden.
Caroline Norton .... Penelope Wilton
George Norton .... George Baker
Maid .... Carole Boyd
Fletcher (Penney) .... Alex Jennings
Fletcher, as a boy .... Jonathan Taylor
Miss Vaughan .... Madi Hedd
Brin, as a boy .... Samuel Durrans
Brin .... David Peart
Sailor .... Richard Huw
Director: Brian Miller
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in May 1983.
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A Child in a Dark Wood is part of 麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection of selected titles returned to the 麻豆社 by various collectors.
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