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Edith Wharton - Ethan Frome

Edith Wharton's tragic love story set in rural Massachusetts. Trapped in a loveless marriage, Ethan Frome becomes obsessed with his wife's cousin Mattie.

Ethan Frome scrapes a living from his woodlot whilst trapped in an unhappy marriage with his hypochondriac wife, Zeena. A ray of light enters Ethan's life when his wife's cousin Mattie arrives...

Set against the cold, grey, bleakness of a New England winter, one of Edith Wharton's most enduring and powerful stories was first published in 1911. Dramatised by Lin Coghlan.

Stars Dominic Mafham as Ethan Frome, Jessica Raine as Mattie, Laurle Lefkow as Zeena, Christopher Webster as Denis Eady, Adjoa Andoh as Post Mistress, Paul Moriaty as Andrew Hale and Fenella Woolgar as Edith Wharton.

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2012.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 21 Aug 2017 01:00
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Broadcasts

  • Sat 21 Jan 2012 12:00
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  • Sun 22 Jan 2012 02:00
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  • Sun 23 Aug 2015 06:00
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  • Sun 23 Aug 2015 13:00
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  • Mon 24 Aug 2015 01:00
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  • Sun 20 Aug 2017 06:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 20 Aug 2017 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 21 Aug 2017 01:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra