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3. Belgium

Unable to work any longer for his tyrant of a brother, William Crimsworth has left the mill. Stars Paul Venables and Roger May.

Unable to work any longer for his tyrant of a brother, William has left the mill.

With no job and no prospects, he finds himself in Belgium on Hunsden's advice.

But how will he fare?

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Hunsden ...... Shaun Dooley
Pelet ...... Roger May
Brown ...... Harry Myers
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack
Madame Pelet ...... Natasha Pyne

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 2005.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 17 Aug 2023 02:15

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