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6. Frances
Episode 6 of 10
William Crimsworth has a talented new pupil who tries to warn him about the school. Stars Paul Venables and Niamh Cusack.
William becomes intrigued by the shy and gentle Frances, but someone is watching him from the shadows.
The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.
Dramatised by Rachel Joyce.
William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack
Frances ...... Claire Price
Director: Tracey Neale
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 2005.
Last on
Tue 22 Aug 2023
02:15
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