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1. Marooned

When a concert party is marooned in the Midlands, the lives of three dissatisfied people are entwined. Stars Philip Jackson.

The Dinky Doos concert party is marooned in a station cafe in the Midlands, their manager having run off with the pianist and all their money.

Enter carpenter Jess Oakroyd, schoolteacher-cum-pianist Inigo Jollifant and Miss Elizabeth Trant with her newly acquired financial independence.

Written by JB Priestley

Dramatised in three parts by Eric Pringle.

Susie Dean .... Helen Longworth
Jess Oakroyd .... Philip Jackson
Elizabeth Trant .... Jemma Churchill
Inigo Jollifant .... Nicholas Boulton
Mrs Oakroyd .... Mia Soteriou
Morton Mitcham .... Gerard McDermott
Leonard Oakroyd .... Carl Prekopp
Mr Medworth .... Ian Masters
Mrs Tarvin .... Paula Jacobs

Music composed by Mia Soteriou

Director Claire Grove

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2002.

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Last on

Tue 28 Mar 2023 00:00

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