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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.
Last on
Wed 27 Mar 2019
02:30
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