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Episode 2

Episode 2 of 10

Diplomat George Darrow is determined to give Sophie a few days of happiness in Paris. Stars Jodhi May, Sian Thomas and Ben Miles.

Diplomat George Darrow is determined to give Sophie a few days of happiness in Paris to compensate for her dreary prospects.

Published in 1912, The Reef is one of Edith Wharton's most accomplished yet neglected novels - revealing the submerged and perilous depths beneath the surface of even the most conventional of its characters.

Starring Ben Miles as George Darrow, Jodhi May as Sophie, Julian Ovenden as Owen and Sian Thomas as the Narrator.

Dramatised by Penny Leicester.

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2005.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 27 Mar 2019 02:30

Broadcasts

  • Tue 29 Apr 2008 10:00
  • Tue 29 Apr 2008 21:00
  • Wed 30 Apr 2008 02:00
  • Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:00
  • Tue 28 Jul 2009 21:00
  • Wed 29 Jul 2009 02:00
  • Tue 17 Aug 2010 11:00
  • Tue 17 Aug 2010 21:00
  • Wed 18 Aug 2010 02:00
  • Tue 14 Aug 2012 14:00
  • Tue 30 Dec 2014 14:30
  • Wed 31 Dec 2014 00:30
  • Tue 18 Apr 2017 14:30
  • Wed 19 Apr 2017 02:30
  • Tue 26 Mar 2019 14:30
  • Wed 27 Mar 2019 02:30