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A Request

Episode 8 of 10

Laura learns more about Hargrave's conduct and receives a request from De Courcy. But will she accept? Stars Gerda Stevenson.

Laura learns more about Hargrave's conduct and receives a request from De Courcy. But will she accept?

Mary Brunton’s romantic tale set in Perthshire and London - dramatised by Gerda Stevenson.

Laura Montreville is loved by two men - a reckless Libertine and a dignified but reserved landowner. In a world where polite society and sexual hypocrisy rub shoulders easily, can she choose wisely between passion and virtue?

Narrated by Maureen Beattie

Laura ...... Gerda Stevenson
Lady Pelham ...... Barbara Leigh-Hunt
De Courcy ...... Tom Goodman Hill
Harriet ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Mrs Hargrave ...... Phyllida Law

Producer: Bruce Young

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 2003.

15 minutes

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