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Terence Rattigan - The Winslow Boy

A theft at an Edwardian naval school sparks reverberations at the House of Commons. Stars Michael Aldridge and Sarah Badel.

"It is easy to do justice - very hard to do right".

Let Right Be Done - is the the theme of this drama by Terence Rattigan - set just before the First World War.

A father battles to prove the innocence of his son, accused of stealing a postal order at his Edwardian naval college.

His stubborn quest sparks reverberations at the House of Commons.

Arthur Winslow ...... Michael Aldridge
Grace Winslow ...... Pauline Letts
Catherine Winslow ...... Sarah Badel
Dickie Winslow ...... Michael Maloney
Ronnie Winslow ...... John McAndrew
Violet ...... Peggy Page
Attorney-General ...... Nicholas Courtney
John Watherstone ...... David Timson
Miss Barnes ...... Margaret Robertson
Mrs Beggs ...... Gladys Spencer
Desmond Curry ...... Michael Spice
Herbert Ridgeley-Pearce ...... John Rye
1st Lord of the Admiralty ...... Patrick Barr
Sir Robert Morton ...... Aubrey Woods

Adapted from Terence Rattigan's stage and TV scripts and directed by Ian Cotterell

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 1981.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 23 May 2021 04:00

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Jul 2011 13:30
  • Mon 4 Jul 2011 03:30
  • Sat 20 Oct 2012 06:00
  • Sat 20 Oct 2012 16:00
  • Sun 21 Oct 2012 04:00
  • Sat 4 Jun 2016 06:00
  • Sat 4 Jun 2016 16:00
  • Sun 5 Jun 2016 04:00
  • Sat 22 May 2021 06:00
  • Sat 22 May 2021 16:00
  • Sun 23 May 2021 04:00