Episode 4
Cholericke is feverish and the arrival of Mary Lump causes concern. Lakeland poets parody with Denise Coffey. From March 1985.
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb’s four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Cholericke is indisposed, while William attempts to recollect an emotion.
The Lumps arrive. Dorothy prepares tea and Mary Lump goes mad ...
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Charles Lump ...... Nicholas Le Prevost
Mary Lump ...... Julia Hills
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 1985
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