Young Coleridge
Greta Hall, Keswick: 16th September 1803. The poet reflects on his personal and professional setbacks. Stars Tom Wilkinson.
Greta Hall, Keswick: 16th September 1803.
The events of one day in the life of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge cause him to reflect on the professional and personal disappointments of recent years.
He tries to make sense of his world: his opiate addiction, failure in love, his poetry and dreams of a utopian community.
Starring Tom Wilkinson.
Drama written by Martyn Wade.
Coleridge …… Tom Wilkinson
Sara …… Jennie Stoller
Southey …… Gary Bond
Hazlitt …… Christopher Good
Edith Southey …… Narissa Knights
Mary Lovell …… Moir Leslie
Asra …… Amanda Murray
Hartley …… Elizabeth Lindsay
Mrs Fricker …… Ellen McIntosh
Prostitute …… Elizabeth Rider
Schoolmaster …… Brian Smith
Young Man …… Christopher Douglas
Director: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 1984.
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